LS candidates relieved as no more wedding muhurtas this May

With May 1 and 2 as auspicious dates according to the Marathi calendar for muhurta of wedding dates in the month, political parties expect many people to turn up for LS polls voting on May 7 and 13

Pune: As May 1 and 2 are the only two days this May available as wedding muhurtas according to the Marathi calendar, candidates across political parties are relieved to know that voters will not go out of station to attend weddings around the days that Pune district goes to LS polls namely May 7 and 13.

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Already, political parties are worried that people may not come out to vote given the rising temperatures. However, they are now happy in the knowledge that at least there are no wedding dates apart from May 1 and 2, and that voters will not get busy attending outstation weddings on polling days.

Dhiraj Ghate, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Pune city president, said, “We are working tirelessly for all our four candidates in Pune district and the canvassing across constituencies will only intensify as the polling days draw near. However, the wedding issue will not impact us as there are no wedding muhurtas around the polling days. Normally in the month of May, there are several weddings and people go out of Pune to attend these weddings which impacts the voting percentage.”