<p> Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday expressed confidence that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will form the next government in Maharashtra with a "record-breaking victory".</p>.<p>Gadkari, who was among the early voters in Nagpur, said people will vote on the basis of the five-year performance of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the Devendra Fadnavis-led dispensation in Maharashtra.</p>.<p>"The BJP-Sena will have a record-breaking victory and Fadnavis will be the chief minister again," he told reporters after casting his vote.</p>.<p>He also urged people to come out to vote and strengthen the democracy and said NOTA (none of the above) was not a good option in democracy.</p>.<p>Besides Gadkari, NCP MP Supriya Sule and her mother Pratibha Pawar were also among the early voters, who exercised their democratic right at Baramati in Pune.</p>.<p>"The Congress-NCP alliance will form the next government," claimed Sule, who is the daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar.</p>.<p>Former state deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who is the nephew of the NCP chief, also voted in Baramati.</p>.<p>He is the NCP's nominee from the Baramati Assembly seat.</p>.<p>The early voters also included Union minister Raosaheb Danve, who exercised his franchise at Bhokardan in Jalna.</p>.<p>Udayanraje Bhosale, who quit the NCP and is the BJP's nominee for the bypoll to Satara Lok Sabha in the state, voted in Satara.</p>.<p>Former Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde cast his vote in Solapur, where his daughter Praniti Shinde is seeking a third term as MLA.</p>.<p>Former chief minister Ashok Chavan and his family members cast their votes at a school in Nanded.</p>.<p>Chavan is the Congress' nominee from Bhokar in Nanded.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, where it has been drizzling for the last two days, state school education minister Ashish Shelar exercised his franchise at a school in suburban Bandra.</p>.<p>Shelar is the BJP's candidate from Bandra-West seat.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagde cast his vote in Aurangabad district.</p>.<p>State Housing Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and his family members cast their votes at Shirdi in Ahmednagar.</p>.<p>Former cricketer Sandeep Patil, who was also among the early voters at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, said more than the party, the merit of an individual candidate was important.</p>.<p>"We should vote for candidates who work for their constituencies," he said.</p>.<p>Polling began on Monday morning in all 288 Assembly constituencies of the state.</p>.<p>The voting commenced at 7 am and will end at 6 pm. </p>
<p> Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday expressed confidence that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will form the next government in Maharashtra with a "record-breaking victory".</p>.<p>Gadkari, who was among the early voters in Nagpur, said people will vote on the basis of the five-year performance of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the Devendra Fadnavis-led dispensation in Maharashtra.</p>.<p>"The BJP-Sena will have a record-breaking victory and Fadnavis will be the chief minister again," he told reporters after casting his vote.</p>.<p>He also urged people to come out to vote and strengthen the democracy and said NOTA (none of the above) was not a good option in democracy.</p>.<p>Besides Gadkari, NCP MP Supriya Sule and her mother Pratibha Pawar were also among the early voters, who exercised their democratic right at Baramati in Pune.</p>.<p>"The Congress-NCP alliance will form the next government," claimed Sule, who is the daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar.</p>.<p>Former state deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who is the nephew of the NCP chief, also voted in Baramati.</p>.<p>He is the NCP's nominee from the Baramati Assembly seat.</p>.<p>The early voters also included Union minister Raosaheb Danve, who exercised his franchise at Bhokardan in Jalna.</p>.<p>Udayanraje Bhosale, who quit the NCP and is the BJP's nominee for the bypoll to Satara Lok Sabha in the state, voted in Satara.</p>.<p>Former Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde cast his vote in Solapur, where his daughter Praniti Shinde is seeking a third term as MLA.</p>.<p>Former chief minister Ashok Chavan and his family members cast their votes at a school in Nanded.</p>.<p>Chavan is the Congress' nominee from Bhokar in Nanded.</p>.<p>In Mumbai, where it has been drizzling for the last two days, state school education minister Ashish Shelar exercised his franchise at a school in suburban Bandra.</p>.<p>Shelar is the BJP's candidate from Bandra-West seat.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagde cast his vote in Aurangabad district.</p>.<p>State Housing Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and his family members cast their votes at Shirdi in Ahmednagar.</p>.<p>Former cricketer Sandeep Patil, who was also among the early voters at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, said more than the party, the merit of an individual candidate was important.</p>.<p>"We should vote for candidates who work for their constituencies," he said.</p>.<p>Polling began on Monday morning in all 288 Assembly constituencies of the state.</p>.<p>The voting commenced at 7 am and will end at 6 pm. </p>