Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and other leaders of Mahayuti exchanged sweets as the Mahayuti is set to form the government in the state. All alliance partners have showcased an outstanding performance, according to the trends, with their lead crossing over 220 out of the 288 seats. Meanwhile, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which includes the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP), is limited to just around 50-55 seats, marking a massive setback.
However, counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 started from 8 am. Voting for Maharashtra polls took place on November 20 on all 288 seats. The counting of votes has started for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in which the Mahayuti alliance of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Ajit Pawar camp of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) competed with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Opposition bloc, which comprises the Congress and the breakaway factions of Sena and NCP, led by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, respectively.
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 66.05 %, with the lowest polling in Mumbai City and the highest in Gadchiroli. The ruling Mahayuti alliance of chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar camp) is tied in a contest with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, comprising the Congress and the breakaway faction of the Sena and NCP.
The BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shiv Sena 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded candidates in 59 constituencies. In the opposition alliance, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and the NCP (SP) 86.
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