Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, HDFC's Deepak Parekh, Tata Sons' N Chandrasekaran and other industry leaders cast their votes in Mumbai for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. They urged citizens to exercise their franchise.

Shaktikanta Das, who has been heading the RBI since December 2018, has already surpassed the typical five-year term.

The current tenure of Shaktikanta Das as the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is slated to end on December 10.

If granted an extension, Shaktikanta Das would become the longest-serving head of India's central bank since Sir Benegal Rama Rau's term ended in 1957.

The Maharashtra election season is in full swing, as voting in the state's election to 288 assembly seats is underway. As the days roll out, more people are expected to use to join the queue and cast their ballot,

Indian government is likely to extend the term of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor, Shaktikanta Das, for a second time, media reports said. The authorities are possibly planning to let Das continue as the head of the central bank.

Shaktikanta Das, appointed in December 2018, stepped into the role during strained relations between the government and the RBI.

The Indian government is expected to extend the term of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das for a second term, making him the longest-serving RBI chief since the 1960s. Das, appointed in December 2018,