Opposition parties in Maharashtra have welcomed the exit of Vilasrao Deshmukh as Chief Minister.
They have alleged that he was a non-performer.
"Deshmukh was non-serious and he was also a non-performer. We are not sad to see him go because of the way he handled Mumbai terror attacks," BJP state unit president Nitin Gadkari said.
"Deshmukh's resignation won't do as the entire government had "failed" on all fronts and needed to be dismissed," said Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly and senior Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam.
Nearly 68 percent voters exercised their franchise in the eight polling booths across the four assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh that went for re-polling on Wednesday.
Out of those four Keshkal and Antagarh constituencies are naxal infested.
Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Arvind Dixit said that the polling was peaceful and the average polling about 68 percent.
Around 79 percent polling was registered in two booths under Kunkuri constituency, 77 percent at one booth under Dondilohara constituency, 70 percent at the two booths under Antagarh constituency and an average 48 percent in three booths under Keshkal constituency, Dixit said.
"I am a politician only by accident. Teaching has been my first love. My days as a teacher have been the most enjoyable part of my life," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday.
Inaugurating the International Centre for Materials Science (ICMS) and C N R Rao Hall of Science at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bangalore, the PM said, "Hence, whenever I get opportunities to visit universities and institutes of learning, I do so with great joy. They fill me with a sense of pride and happiness and I feel proud at the achievements."
Final Stage is set for the assembly polls in Rajasthan on Thursday. Over 3.62 crore voters, including 1.72 crore women, are likely to exercise their franchise to elect 200 members to the House from among 2194 contestants.
Congress has put up candidates in all 200 constituencies and BJP in 199. As many as 1019 Independents are also in the fray.
The Election Commission had announced for single day polling for Rajasthan.
About 200 films will be screened in the 13th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to be held at Thiruvananthapuram from December 12 to December 19.
The organizers hope that the festival would give a chance to the public as well as the cine artistes to understand the changes happening around the globe.
World-famous Latin American Film ace Fernando Berry will be the Chief Guest in the festival.
Deepak Sandhu, the Principal Information Officer (PIO), will be the new Media Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. She will have a unique distinction of being the first woman to hold this post. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the appointment of Sandhu.
She will take charge of the new assignment on Thursday.
A 1971 batch Indian Information Service officer, Sandhu will fill the slot vacated by Sanjaya Baru. Baru left the PMO four months ago to join the academic world in Singapore.
Opposition parties in Maharashtra have welcomed the exit of Vilasrao Deshmukh as Chief Minister.
"I am a politician only by accident. Teaching has been my first love. My days as a teacher have been the most enjoyable part of my life," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday. 
Final Stage is set for the assembly polls in Rajasthan on Thursday. Over 3.62 crore voters, including 1.72 crore women, are likely to exercise their franchise to elect 200 members to the House from among 2194 contestants.
About 200 films will be screened in the 13th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) to be held at Thiruvananthapuram from December 12 to December 19.
