Today is the last day of filing up the nominations for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.

In Maharashtra, all the major political parties are gearing up to contest polls, after seat sharing flip-flop with old allies. The parties have almost declared all their candidates contesting elections. Many big leaders will file their nomination papers today.

BJP national President Amit Shah is in Mumbai to review his party’s poll preparedness. Nationalist Congress Party and Congress have already started their political campaign. Shiv Sena will begin its political campaign in Mumbai today. Party Chief Udhdhav Thackarey is expected to break his silence on the break up with its 25 year old ally, BJP.

After the break up of alliance with NCP, state Congress leaders had yesterday announced to go in with Samajwadi Party. However, according to sources, the Congress High Command today asked state congress leaders to snap their ties with Samajwadi Party. On other side, The Republican Party chief Ramdas Athawale has not yet declared his party's stand on any alliance. It is reported that Athawale is holding talks with both Shiva Sena and the BJP.

In Haryana, the filing of nomination by different political party candidates is in full swing. AIR correspondent reports that senior politicians of the state including chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, yesterday filed his nomination from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi constituency of Rohtak district. Mr.Hooda had won the 2009 assembly elections with highest margin of 72,100 votes from this constituency.

Leader of BJP legislative group in the state assembly, Anil Vij, filed his papers from Ambala Cantonment.

AIR correspondent reports that around three dozen candidates of Indian National Lok Dal, including its state unit chief Ashok Arora, filed their nominations yesterday.