Number Theory: Do Lok Sabha polls give a true idea of the state of play in Maharashtra?

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All 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra will vote today, November 20. Because this is the first assembly election after vertical splits in the Shiv Sena (SHS) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), past results are not a good indicator of the strength or lack of it of the two major alliances in the state.

Students urge citizens to cast their votes in the Maharashtra assembly elections in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)