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Maharashtra Election Results LIVE: Mahayuti Wins 230, MVA Reduced To 46; BJP Emerges As Largest Party
2024 Maharashtra Assembly Results LIVE: All eyes are on the battle between the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance and the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition. Stay tuned for updates and results as the trends emerge.
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The results for all 288 Maharashtra assembly seats are now out. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured 132 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 57 seats, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with 41 seats, Congress with 16 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) with 20 seats, and NCP (SP) with 10 seats.
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole retains Sakoli assembly constituency, defeats BJP rival by 208 votes.
Fifteen candidates from the ruling Mahayuti breached the 1-lakh victory margin threshold, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Ajit Pawar in their respective strongholds of Kopri-Pachpakhadi and Baramati.The 15 comprise eight from the BJP, four from Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party and three from Shinde's Shiv Sena.No candidate from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi won this handsomely, though some managed to have victory margins of 90,000 votes.
The BJP's Kashiram Vechan Pawara won from Shirpur by a margin of 145944 votes, while the party's Shivendraraje Bhonsale defeated his nearest rival in Satara by 1.42 lakh votes.
Other BJP candidates who won with more than one lakh votes are Kewalram Kale (106,859 votes from Melghat), Dilip Borse (129,297 votes from Baglan), Sanjay Upadhyay (100,257 votes from Borivali), Shankar Jagtap (103,865 votes from Chinchwad), Chandrakant Patil (112,041 votes from Kothrud) and Krishan Khopde (115288 votes from Nagpur East).
Ajit Pawar defeated his nephew and NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar by 100,899 votes in Baramati, though this was less than the 1.65 lakh vote victory margin of the NCP leader in the 2019 polls.
Sunil Shelke (108,565 votes from Maval), Ashutosh Kale (124,624 votes from Kopargaon), and Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde (140,224 votes from Parli) were others from Ajit Pawar's party who managed to get into the 1-lakh victory margin club.
CM Shinde won from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi Assembly constituency with a margin of 159,060 votes, while his party's candidate from Ovala-Majiwada constituency Pratap Sarnaik won by 108,158 votes. Shinde's cabinet colleague Dada Bhuse won from Malegaon Outer constituency by 106,606 votes.
The highest number of votes polled in the November 20 assembly polls went to BJP candidate Shankar Jagtap (235323), followed by the party's candidate from Bhosari assembly constituency Mahesh Landge (213624), and NCP candidate from Parli assembly constituency Dhananjay Munde (194889). (PTI)
AIMIM retains the Malegaon Central seat in north Maharashtra by a razor-thin margin of 162 votes. The AIMIM candidate in this seat is Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique.
Congress passed the Waqf Act for appeasement politics, it is not in line with Baba Saheb Ambedkar's constitution... There was a time when Indira Gandhi spoke against caste division. Now, Congress and Gandhi family are spreadingthe caste divide in its hunger for power. Gandhi family ate up Congress. Is only one family capable of running Congress? This family has made it difficult for an honest Congress workers to work there. Congress prioritises Gandhi family and not the public, such a party is harmful for the people: PM Modi
The Congress has become a parasitic party that also destroys its allies, which can be seen in Maharashtra. It cannot form any state government on its own. Their allies lost every one seat in five, their strike is lower than 20%. Congress drowns and takes its allies with it: PM Modi
We all know Balasaheb Thackeray's contributions to the country and society. The Congress in its hunger for power allied with a faction of Shiv Sena but they could not bring themselves to praise his policies. I had challenged MVA to get the Congress leaders to praise his policies, they could not make it happen. My second challenge was regarding Veer Savarkar. Their leadership has constantly insulted and abused him. They temporarily stopped abusing him, but they could not speaks about Savarkar's penance. This showed their double-faced nature: PM Modi
INDI bloc is not able to understand the changed mood of the country, they don't understand the voters' sentiments. Voters don't want instability, voters are with 'Nation first'. voters don't like those saying 'Kursi first'. Maharashtra voters have seen that Congress did not fulfill the promises it made in Karnataka, Telangana, and Himachal Pradesh: PM Modi
"Maharashtra voters need to be appreciated for choosing stability. Some people tried to cause disruption by deceit, and voters of Maharashtra have punished them for it. Maharashtra is an important engine for the country's development, so this mandate will enable 'Viksit Bharat'," PM Modi said.
"Ek hai toh safe hai has become country's 'maha-mantra'. Congress's ecosystem thought they could lie about the constitution and reservation, causing division in SC-ST communities. Maharashtra voters have rejected this, the voters have said 'Ek hai toh safe hai' which has taught a lesson to those dividing people in the name of caste, religion, language, and regions," he added.
"All communities voted for the BJP, this is a strong reply to the divisive agenda of the Congress and its ecosystem," he further said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks a line in Marathi for Maharashtra voters. He remarked, "The land of greats like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Savitribai Phule, Veer Savarkar, and Balasaheb Thackeray broke all records. In the last 50 years, this is the biggest mandate for a pre-poll alliance. This is the third time a BJP-led alliance has been blessed by the voters. BJP has become the largest party in the state for a third consecutive time. This is definitely historic. It is a stamp on the BJP's governance model. BJP alone has gotten more seats than the Congress and it allies. This shows that the country only trusts the BJP for development."
"Maharashtra is the sixth state to give three consecutive terms to the BJP," he added.
PM Narendra Modi at party headquarters in Delhi says, "Those who are familiar with Maharashtra, would know that when people raise the slogan of 'Jai Bhavani' they also raise slogans 'Jai Shivaji'. We are celebrating a historic win. Developmentalism, good governance, and true social justice have won in Maharashtra. Lies and deceats have lost in Maharashtra. Divisive forces, negative politics, parivarvaad have lost."
He also appreciated CM Eknath Shinde, 'friend' Devendra Fadnavis, and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
"INDI alliance was misled into thinking they can win elections by spreading propaganda about threats to the Constitution. We got a mandate in Maharashtra in 2019 but Uddhav Thackeray's opportunism and hunger for power disrespected that mandate, but people have shown that they are with PM Modi and the BJP. People have also given a message to the MVA. As PM Modi said, the Congress is a parasitic party which destroys its own allies. MVA's results prove this," Nadda says.
"On this historic day, people have validated PM Narendra Modi's resolve in Maharashtra elections and other bypolls," Nadda says as he also thanks Jharkhand voters.
BJP President JP Nadda at party headquarters in Delhi welcomes PM Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Congress MLA Amit Deshmukh defeats Archana Patil Chakurkar, daughter-in-law of ex-LS speaker Shivraj Patil, from Latur City seat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BJP headquarters to celebrate the party's victory in Maharashtra Election 2024.
Maharashtra assembly polls: BJP wins 103 seats, ahead in 30, Shiv Sena wins 47, ahead in 10, NCP wins 37, ahead in 4 seats: Official. (PTI)
"I took on UBT’s strongest team in #Worli—1 ex-CM, 1 ex-Cabinet Minister, 1 ex-Union Minister, 1 MP, 1 MLA, 2 MLCs & 3 ex-Mayors. Despite MNS splitting 19,367 of Mahayuti’s votes, we led at one point & cut @AUThackeray’s margin to 8,801 from 67,427 in 2019. ‘Climate Change Minister’ asking for ballot papers is truly ironic!" posts Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora on Worli's defeat.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge wrote on X, "The results of Maharashtra are unexpected. The party is trying to get to the bottom of these results and understand the real reasons. We thank our leaders, workers and supporters. We are true representatives of the ideology of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Shahuji, Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar, the fight is long and we will continue to raise the issues of the people."
BJP's Devendra Fadnavis wins from Nagpur South West seat by 39,710 votes; defeats Congress' Prafulla Gudhade Patil: ECI
"People have blessed us, and I would like to thank them for this. I would also like to thank PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda and all other union ministers. The Centre has played a crucial role in the development that has taken place here," says CM Eknath Shinde
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrive at BJP headquarters in Delhi to celebrate the party's victory in Maharashtra
Union Minister and BJP chief JP Nadda arrives at party headquarters in Delhi to celebrate the party's victory in Maharashtra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive shortly to address the party workers.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh says, "We will definitely analyse the result that has come. But today we can say that even those who won did not anticipate that this result would come. We were assuming that we will get the mandate. The farmers of Maharashtra are angry, the working class of Maharashtra is against the government. And the atmosphere that was there in Maharashtra 4-5 months ago, the same atmosphere is there today too, we were assuming this and everyone accepted this. But the results that have come are completely opposite to this. But this does not mean that we will step back from our agenda... somewhere there is a conspiracy to defeat us... The result of Maharashtra is very strange, I cannot use any other word for it, it is absolutely strange..."
"Cannot believe Maharashtra, which listened to me as head of family during COVID, will behave with me this way," Uddhav Thackeray says in a presser.
On BJP's 'batenge toh katenge' slogan, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray says, "It did not work. Some things are secular like unemployment, inflation. Everyone is affected by it. So it did not work."
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi took to X and posted about the outcomes of the Jharkhand and Maharashtra elections. He wrote, "Heartfelt thanks to the people of Jharkhand for giving a huge mandate to India. Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Chief Minister Hemant Soren ji, all the workers of Congress and JMM for this victory. This victory of the alliance in the state is a victory of the protection of water, forest and land along with the Constitution."
"The results of Maharashtra are unexpected and we will analyse them in detail. Thanks to all the voter brothers and sisters of the state for their support and to all the workers for their hard work," he added.
NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad says, "It is sad that we could not perform well. We will introspect on the reasons for the defeat...we should not trust EVMs. I am sad that many big leaders(of Maha Vikas Aghadi) lost the elections"
NCP leader Praful Patel says "People have given a clear mandate to the Mahayuti. Ajit Pawar will be elected leader of the NCP Legislative Party tomorrow and within 1-2 days we (BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP) will have a meeting and it will be clear who will lead the Mahayuti."
"This victory of the Mahayuti is a triumph of the 'Politics of Performance' of the double-engine government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji. The people of Maharashtra have rejected the politics of appeasement and once again placed their trust in the legacy, development, and welfare of the poor championed by the Mahayuti. I extend my heartfelt congratulations on this grand victory to all the workers of @BJP4Maharashtra, BJP National President Shri @JPNadda Ji, State President Shri @cbawankule Ji, Chief Minister Shri @mieknathshinde Ji, Deputy Chief Minister Shri @Dev_Fadnavis Ji, and Shri @AjitPawarSpeaks Ji": Amit Shah.
"This victory of the Mahayuti is a triumph of the 'Politics of Performance' of the double-engine government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji. The people of Maharashtra have rejected the politics of appeasement and once again placed their trust in the legacy, development, and welfare of the poor championed by the Mahayuti. I extend my heartfelt congratulations on this grand victory to all the workers of @BJP4Maharashtra, BJP National President Shri @JPNadda Ji, State President Shri @cbawankule Ji, Chief Minister Shri @mieknathshinde Ji, Deputy Chief Minister Shri @Dev_Fadnavis Ji, and Shri @AjitPawarSpeaks Ji": Amit Shah.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, prepare jalebi as BJP-led Mahayuti is set to form the government in the state
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde retains Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly seat in Thane district by a margin of 1,20,717 votes: ECI.
Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan loses Karad (South) assembly seat by 39,355 votes.
PM Narendra Modi spoke to CM Eknath Shinde and congratulated him on the victory of Mahayuti in the state: CMO (ANI)
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde says, "Today the public has shown that which is Balasaheb's Shiv Sena...They (Congress) raise objections wherever they lose...Is EVM correct in Jharkhand...When they win the EVM is correct, when the loss there is a problem in EVM..."
PM Narendra Modi posts on X, '...United we will soar even higher! Heartfelt gratitude to my sisters and brothers of Maharashtra, especially the youth and women of the state, for a historic mandate to the NDA... I assure the people that our Alliance will keep working for Maharashtra’s progress..."
Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis says, "PM Modi gave a slogan 'Ek Hai Toh Safe Hai' and people of the state have responded to the slogan...They have given us a huge mandate. Our victory is a befitting reply to those who do politics of appeasement and divisive politics..."
On Maharashtra Election2024, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal says, "Maharashtra result is unbelievable. We are examining the result."
Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Aaditya Thackeray leading over Shiv Sena's Milind Deora by a margin of 8801 votes after 17/17 rounds of counting in Worli Assembly constituency.
On #Mahayuti victory in Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena candidate Shaina NC says, "This is a historic victory. People have seen our development work and we talk about development. People's love has turned into votes and we will all work for a 'Viksit Bharat'. The opposition only did appeasement politics..."
New Maharashtra government will bring financial discipline: Ajit Pawar at Mahayuti press conference.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde also thanked PM Narendra Modi as he appreciated the central funding for aiding developmental works in the state. "Our government was the common man's government. I'm thankful to PM Modi for his incredible support. Women, children & farmers were the centre point for us. We want to convert the common man into Superman. For me, the full form of CM is not Chief Minister, it's Common Man," he said.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde hailed the Mahayuti win in the state election as 'historic' and he said he bowed before the voters of this victory. He also mentioned the Ladki Bahin scheme in his remarks. He credited historic developmental decisions for this historic win.
"This is a landslide victory for us... Once the counting gets completed, the three parties will sit together (to decide the CM). We don't have any difference of opinion among us," Shinde said. "People took election in their hands to give Mahayuti landslide victory. We succeeded in striking a balance between development and welfare measures," he remarked.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar credits the Ladki Bahin scheme for the Mahayuti win in the state election, "Ladki Bahin Yojana became our game changer. It defeated each of our adversaries. I have not seen such a victory in my memory. We will not be swayed away by the victory but this has increased our responsibility for sure. We have to behave responsibly now. Especially financial discipline is needed to fulfil all our promises. We are committed to that. Those who are blaming EVM must remember that we lost Lok Sabha on EVMs only and now we have lost Jharkhand on EVM only. We lost a few seats with very thin margins. This alliance will work together till the end of the next 5 years for the overall development of Maharashtra..."
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Dy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and leaders of Mahayuti show victory signs and exchange sweets as the Mahayuti is set to form the govt in the state.
Maharashtra assembly deputy speaker Narhari Zirwal of NCP retains Dindori seat in Nashik district by 44,403 votes: ECI
Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis says, "I am very happy with the outcome that has come out. It is phenomenal...The hard work of the party, Devendra Fadnavis and all the workers of the party has paid off...What has happened is best for the state..."
Devendra Fadnavis cites JMM-Congress win in Jharkhand in response to Sanjay Raut's allegations against EVM and Election Commission in wake of Mahayuti win in Maharashtra.
"First of all, I don't react to Sanjay Raut. But I am reacting today because it is necessary. I know that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has won in Jharkhand and it has won in a very legitimate manner. The election there was completely fair. The Election Commission has done a good job there. The EVMs there were so strong that they could not be hacked. Democracy has won there and if we have got a huge victory in Maharashtra, then the Election Commission has become biased. Here the EVMs have been hacked. Here democracy has been murdered. Look, sometimes one needs to introspect," he remarked.
"Debate for the real Shiv Sena, NCP is over with mandate legitimacy": Devendra Fadnavis to reporters in Mumbai after assembly poll results
"There will be no dispute on the CM's face. It was decided from day one that after the elections, the leaders of the three parties will sit together and decide on this. The decision will be acceptable to everyone, there is no dispute on this," he remarked.
Rajesh Padvi of the BJP win Shahada seat defeating Congerss's Rajendrakumar Gavit by a margin of 53,204 votes.
BJP candidate Randhir Sawarkar wins Akola East seat defeating Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Ashish Datkar by 50,613 vote margin.
BJP leader Nitesh Rane wins Kankavli seat in the Konkan region defeating Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Sandesh Parkar winning 1,08,369 votes.
Shivendraraje Bhonsle from BJP wins Satara seat defeating Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Amit Kadam with a margin of 1,42,124 votes.
Shiv Sena's Gavit Dhedya wins Palghar seat with 40,337 vote margin defeating Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Jayendra Dubla.
Abhijeet Patil from NCP(SCP) wins Madha seat with 1,36,559 votes while Independent candidate Ranjit Babarao Shinde finished second with 1,05,938 votes.
NCP's Aditi Sunil Tatkare has won the Shrivardhan seat defeating NCP(SCP)'s Anil Dattaram Navgane with a margin of 82,798 votes.
Bankar Diliprao Shankarrao of the NCP secured victory from the Niphad seat defeating Anil Sahebrao Kadam of the Shiv Sena (UBT) by 29,239 votes.
NCP (SCP) candidate from Anushakti Nagar, Fahad Ahmad lost to NCP leader Nawab Malik's daughter Sana Malik. However, Ahmad has alleged 'manipulation" of the EVMs in favour of Malik saying he was leading in the last several rounds of voting.
BJP candidate Parag Shah won the Ghatkopar East seat defeating Jadhav Rakhee Harishchandra with a margin of 34,999 votes. Shah secured 85,388 while Harishchandra got 50,389 votes.
Shiv Sena's Shantaram Tukaram More won the Bhiwandi Rural seat winning 1,27,205 votes. Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Ghatal Mahadev Ambo finished second with 69,243 votes while Independent candidate Manisha Rohidas Thakare came third.
Shiv Sena candidate from Mumbai Devi seat in Mumbai, Shaina NC is trailing with 12,000 votes. Congress's Amin Patel is leading on the seat with 27,809 votes while Shaina has received 15,054 votes after 6 of 17 rounds of voting.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Fadnavis congratulated each other over phone call as Mahayuti heads towards forming government in the state.
BJP's Devendra Fadnavis invoked the "ek hain to safe hain" remark amid reports of rift amid the Mahayuti over CM post. According to sources, BJP wants to keep the CM post with itself while CM Shinde said the three parties will sit together to take a decision on the subject.
With BJP maintaining a lead in the trends, a rift has also started to appear within the Mahayuti over the post of chief minister. While sources say BJP could keep the CM post with itself and appoint Devendra Fadnavis for the post, CM Eknath Shinde said all three parties will sit together and take a decision.
Speaking to reporters in Thane, Shinde said: "Let the final results come in...Then, in the same way as we fought elections together, all three parties will sit together and take a decision (on who will be the CM)."
BJP's Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar has won the Wadala seat defeating Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sharddh Shreedahr Jadhav with a vote margin of 24,973 votes. Kolambkar won 66,800 votes while Jadhav got 41,827 votes.
Taking a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "Sanjay Raut is a person suffering from mental bankruptcy, no one takes him seriously in Maharashtra."
"Many times, he is also called a joker and today he is talking like a joker. The results in Wayanad are fine, INDIA alliance feels that they will win in Jharkhand, EVM is fine there, EVM was fine in Jammu and Kashmir. EVM was wrong in Haryana and in Maharashtra...Whenever they lose the election, or whenever they lose the case in the court, they start abusing the court, EVM, the Election Commission and raising questions on constitutional institutions...," he added.
Mahayuti will hold a meeting to elect a legislative assembly leader on Monday while it is likely stake claim to form the government on November 26.
Negotiations and discussions have begun within the BJP over the next course of action as it is poised for a clear majority in Maharashtra. State BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule reached Devendra Fadnavis's residence where the party leaders will hold discussion.
As BJP looks at a big mandate in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis is poised to be the next chief minister of the state, according to sources.
As BJP looks at a big mandate in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis is poised to be the next chief minister of the state, according to sources.
As BJP looks at a big mandate in Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis is poised to be the next chief minister of the state, according to sources.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Amit Thackeray, son of Raj Thackeray, is trailing from Mahim seat.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut reacted to the mandate saying: "This cannot be the decision of the people of Maharashtra. We know what the people of Maharashtra want..."
NCP (SCP) candidate Rohit Pawar is trailing from Karjat Jamkhed while Congress's Balasaheb Thorat is trailing from Sangamner seat.
23 of the 27 ministers in Shinde cabinet are leading as per the trends.
Bharatiya Janata Party could emerge as the single largest party as it leads on 100 seats as per the trends by the Election Commission of India.
BJP - 100
Shiv Sena - 53
NCP - 33
Shiv Sena (UBT) - 19
Congress - 17
NCP (SCP) 11
SP - 2
AIMIM - 1
BVA - 1
Independent - 6
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aadtiya Thackeray trails from Worli seat from 600 seats. Contesting against Thackeray is Shiv Sena's Milind Deora.
The trends for all the 288 seats are in and Mahayuti has taken a huge lead.
Mahayuti - 210
MVA - 70
Others - 8
Bharatiya Janata Party is leading on 61 seats as per trends by the Election Commission of India.
BJP - 61
Shiv Sena - 32
NCP - 25
NCP (SCP) - 17
Congress - 13
Shiv Sena (UBT) - 13
AIMIM - 1
BVA - 1
SP - 1
VBA - 1
Independent - 5
Mahayuti seems to have made a comeback as the alliance leads on 153 seats, comfortably crossing the 145-mark. Meanwhile, MVA has dropped below 100 seats and is leading on 96 seats.
NCP leader Sana Malik is trailing from the Anushakti Nagar seat. Her contender, NCP (SCP) candidate Fahad Ahmed is leading from the seat.
Mahayuti alliance inches closer to the halfway mark, and leads on 143 seats. MVA pushed back to 117 seats in early trends.
AIMIM candidate Imtiaz Jaleel is leading from the Aurangabad East seat.
MVA has closed gaps with Mahayuti and both alliances are now leading on 125 seats each.
Opposition's MVA has crossed the 100-seat mark in the early trends and is leading on 105 seats though Mahayuti has marched further and leading on 127 seats.
The Mahayuti alliance is leading on 18 seats as per trends by Election Commission of India after one hour of counting.
NCP - 7
BJP - 6
Shiv Sena - 5
NCP (SCP) - 2
Congress - 1
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde leads from Kopri-Pachpakhadi with 4,838 votes. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis leads by 2,500 votes in Nagpur South West seat.
The official trends have started to come from the Election Commission of India. As per the data, Shiv Sena is leading on two while BJP and NCP are leading on one seat each.
NCP leader and Ajit Pawar loyalist Chagan Bhujbal is trailing from his Yevla seat.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance has crossed the 100-seat mark in early trends leading on 101 seats while the MVA is ar 70 seats.
Shiv Sena candidate from Mumba Devi, Shaina NC is leading from Mumba Devi constituency.
It's been 30 minutes since the counting began and the ruling Mahayuti stands at a score of 50 seats in the early trends while MVA is at 35 seats. The counting of postal ballots has been completed and now the votes polled through EVMs is being counted.
BJP leader and Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar leads from Colaba seat in early trends. Following candidates are leading from their constituencies.
Sanjay Potnis Shiv Sena (UBT) leading from Kalina.
BJP's Parag Alwani leading from Vile Parle.
BJP's Sanjay Upadhyay is leading from Borivali.
BJP's Atul Bhatkalkar is leading from Kandivali.
Congress's Amin Patel is leading from Mumbadevi.
Rahul Narvekar from BJP ahead in Colaba
BJP's Yogesh Sagar is leading from Charkop.
BJP's Parag Shah is leading from Ghatkopar East.
Jyoti Gaikwad of Congress is leading from Dharavi.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader and Raj Thackeray's son, Amit Thackeray leads from Mahim seat with 1,327 votes.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis are leading from Kopri-Pachpakhadi and Nagpur South West seats respectively in ealry trends.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar is trailing from the Baramati seat in early trends while Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray leads from Worli seat.
Two-time MLA from Mumbai's Vandre West seat, Ashish Shelar has gained a lead from the constituency in early trends against Congress's Asif Zakaria.
Congress leads in the early trends from Gondia and Gadchiroli seats as counting began with postal ballots.
BJP's Kamble Sunil is leading from Pune Cantonment seat in the early trends. Counting of votes began at 8 am with postal ballots.
Counting of votes for the elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has started. Votes cast through postal ballots will be counted first after which the EVMs will be opened.
Shiv Sena candidate from Mumba Devi, Shaina NC sought divine blessings ahead of counting of votes at Mumbai's Shree Siddhivinayak Temple. Speaking to reporters, Shaina said people have voted seeing the work of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. "The way Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar have worked in these two and half years, one thing is clear that people have voted based on their work. It will be history as it will be a hattrick today...," she said.
Speaking about her constituency, Shaina said cluster development and housing are the main issues in Mumba Devi.
"If you look at women, what do women want? They want safety and security, there are no hospitals, there are no schools. Unfortunately, open spaces are a distant dream. So I think the entire blueprint needs to be capped out with a proper development plan to make it into a model ," she said.
"Unfortunately today it's probably the most backward constituency in Maharashtra... I am here to seek blessings for Mahayuti govt to come again and we keep working in the service of the people...," she added.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance is banking on its beneficiary schemes to retain power in Maharashtra.
Ladki Bahin Yojana: The Ladki Bahin Yojna, which was launched on August 17 this year has 1.13 crore beneficiaries. Under this scheme, women aged between 21 and 65 years, from families with an annual income below ₹2.5 lakh receive a financial assistance of Rs 1,500 per month in their bank accounts.
Women eligible for the scheme include married, widowed, divorced, abandoned or destitute. Additionally, one unmarried woman per household is also eligible to receive the benefits under the scheme.
Shetkari Samman Yojana: Under the Shetkari Samman Yojana, 91.51 lakh farmers in the state of Maharashtra are receiving a financial assistance of Rs 6,000 per year as minimum income support.
Nationalist Congress Party leader Brij Mohan Shrivastav exuded confidence in the victory of the ruling Mahayuti alliance. "The results (of exit polls) so far indicate that the Mahayuti government is set to be formed in Maharashtra. We are all very excited about this. The Mahayuti government will script a new chapter of development in Maharashtra over the next five years," said the NCP leader.
The election results in Maharashtra is not just about retention or transfer of power but a battle of prestige between the two camps of the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, once a loyalist of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, turned rebel against the party in 2022 and broke away several MPs toppling the MVA government in the state. The following year, Ajit Pawar turned up against his uncle and NCP chief Sharad Pawar to join the Mahayuti alliance and was awarded with the post of Deputy CM along with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis.
While the verdict on which faction is the real one came in the favour of Shinde and Ajit camps, the mandate that would be handed over by the people of Maharashtra will act as the final seal.
Most of the pollsters have predicted the ruling Mahayuti gaining an edge over the opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance. While the Matrize and Chanakya Strategies have predicted at least 150 seats to the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-ruled alliance, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi could get around 130 seats.
The Mumbai police have issued a prohibiting order restricting any assembly of people in 300-metre radius of all the 36 counting centres in the city. No unauthorised person shall loiter or form any assembly within 300 metres radius from any counting centre, a police official said, reported PTI.
The Saturday counting will decide the fate of 4,136 candidates in the fray, 28 per cent more than the candidates who contested the polls in 2019. In the last assembly polls, 3,239 candidates had contested the elections.
A total of 288 counting centres have been set up across the state to count the votes including the one for the Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll. An equal number of observers have been appointed to oversee the polls with two observers assigned to monitor counting in the Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll elections.
Counting of votes for the elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly will begin at 8 am with all eyes on the high-stakes battle between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.
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