The report noted that Das was one of the most trusted bureaucrats in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration before he was chosen to lead the banking regulator in December 2018

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das is set to deliver a keynote address at a high-level gathering in Mumbai on Thursday. His speech will be webcast live on the central bank's verified channel on video-sharing website YouTube.

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.

Governor Shaktikanta Das, accompanied by his wife, cast their votes at the Activity School polling centre in the Malabar Hill assembly constituency in Mumbai.

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,

Along with Maharashtra, Jharkhand legislative assembly elections, bypolls for 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand are also being conducted on Wednesday.

Mumbai civic chief Bhushan Gagrani on Wednesday appealed to voters in the metropolis to cast their ballots, assuring that every polling booth in the city has good facilities