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To Vote...OR Not to Vote...2019 Maha Elections

Maybe this post is a bit too late. But as they say better late than never. Even if I can get one more extra person to vote in tomorrow's (21st October 2019) Maharashtra state elections, I would be happy. Tomorrow 21st October 2019, Citizens of Maharastra, India go out to choose their state government for the next 5 years. The ruling Shiv Sena (SS) - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is supposed to sweep the polls again behind Prime Minister (PM) Modi's huge win in May 2019 (never like this political term "ruling party" used for the majority party or alliance in India). The opposition is supposed to be too scattered and not focused to mount any sort of challenge to the SS-BJP alliance. It should not be this way. We need to think local in State and Local elections. It should not matter what and who the Central government is made of.  Has your local MP done enough for your constituency in the last 5 years? Does he or she have a vision for the future and understand your l