As of 12 pm on June 4, vote count estimates have put the BJP, Congress and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) parties on equal footing in Maharashtra, with each leading in 11 seats.
Overall, the INDI Alliance has gained lead in 29 seats — Congress in 11, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena in 10, and Sharad Pawar’s NCP in 8.
The NDA has a total of 18 seats leading — BJP with 11, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena with 6, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP with 1 seat.
Further, an independent candidate is leading from 1 seat. In the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, battleground Maharashtra witnessed intense contests between the split Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party factions — Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (SHS UBT) and Shiv Sena Eknath Shinde faction (SHS); NCP Sharad Pawar faction (NCP SP) and NCP Ajit Pawar group.
The BJP contested in 28 constituencies, with its allies Shiv Sena (Shinde) in 14 and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in five.
On the other hand, the Maha Vikas Aghadi members saw Shiv Sena (UBT) competing in 21 constituencies, Congress in 17, and NCP (Sharad Pawar) in 10. The Lok Sabha election in Maharashtra was held in five phases.
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