India, Dec. 3 -- Amid battles in courts over election deadlines and clashes between leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena - alliance partners in the ruling Mahayuti -- 264 municipal councils and nagar panchayats registered over 48% voting till 3.30pm, which was expected to cross over 60% by 5:30 pm, on Tuesday (the final figures will be shared on Wednesday). The total number of voters is 1.07 crore.

Sindhudurg's volatile landscape was displayed last week when Sena MLA Nilesh Rane alleged a worker from his brother BJP MLA Nitesh's party had stashed cash at his residence in Kankavali, purportedly to buyout voters.

On the day of the polls, Nilesh reached the Malvan police station at 1.30 am after police seized Rs.1.50 lakh ...