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Maharashtra election result highlights: Mahayuti wins big, bags 235 of 288 assembly seats
Maharashtra election result highlights: The ruling NDA alliance of BJP, Sena (Shinde camp) and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) has put up its best-ever performance in Maharashtra winning 235 of the 288 assembly seats and restricting the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance to a score of 49 seats.
Maharashtra election result highlights: Pulling off its best-ever show, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lead the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to a thumping victory in Maharashtra. The Mahayuti alliance secured 235 of the 288 seats in the state Assembly. The NDA, also known as the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, hit the majority mark in early trends, took a huge lead over its rival, MVA, shortly after counting of votes began at 8 am and retained the position....Read More
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, struggled to narrow down the gap, winning just 49 seats in the state Assembly.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance comprises the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Ajit Pawar camp of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
Maharashtra election results | Key points
Maharashtra election result time: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections began at 8 am. The counting of postal ballots was taken up first.
Maharashtra election voting: The voting for all 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly took place on November 20. Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 66.05 per cent, with the lowest polling in Mumbai City and the highest in Gadchiroli.
Key battle: The ruling Mahayuti alliance of chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar camp) was up against the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, comprising the Congress and the breakaway faction of the Sena and NCP.
Majority mark in Maharashtra: With the total number of seats in the Maharashtra Assembly being 288, the majority mark that a party or an alliance needed to hit to be able to form government in the state is 145.
Candidates fielded by parties: The BJP contested 149 seats, Shiv Sena 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP fielded candidates in 59 constituencies. In the opposition alliance, the Congress fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and the NCP (SP) 86.
Maharashtra election result live: Counting of votes today
Maharashtra election result live: The counting of votes for the high-stakes Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 will take place on today, November 23, three days after voting happened in a single phase on all 288 seats of the state.
With the total number of seats in the Maharashtra Assembly being 288, the majority mark that a party or an alliance needs to hit to be able to form government in the state is 145.
The BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded candidates in 59 seats. In the opposition alliance, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and the NCP (SP) 86.
