A few days before polling day, the Thane Collectorate, in association with the Thane Citizens Foundation and a leading paint brand, invited professional artists to showcase their vision on the theme of 'Voters Awareness' on the wall of a school.

The guidelines for the wall-painting contest were relatively simple — the only requirement being that the artwork must engage Thane citizens and motivate them to vote on October 21, an October 18 report in this paper said.