Maharashtra Exit Poll Results 2024 Highlights: Pollsters predict advantage for Mahayuti, setback for MVA

The exit poll predictions for Maharashtra by Axis My India is still awaited. According to Poll of Polls, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to retain power in the state.

The Poll of Polls by ABP News predicts that the Mahayuti alliance is going to secure between 139-156 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, while the MVA is projected to secure 119-136 seats.

According to exit poll predictions of Times Now-JVC, the Mahayuti is likely to have an easy win bagging 158-159 seats, while the MVA is expected to get 115-116 seats.

According to Dainik Bhaskar exit poll predictions, the Mahayuti is expected to bag between 125-140 seats and the MVA alliance is projected to secure 135-150 seats. It predicted Others will secure between 20-25 seats.

Poll of Polls: Mahayuti – 138-158, MVA – 118-137

Matrize: Mahayuti – 150-170, MVA – 110-130

Chanakya Strategies: Mahayuti – 152-160, MVA – 130-138

According to exit poll prediction of SAS Hyderabad, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to secure 127-135 seats, while the MVA is predicted to bag 147-155 seats.

According to Lokshahi Marathi-Rudra exit poll predictions, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to bag 128-142 seats, while the MVA is expected to 125-140 seats. It gave Others 18-23 seats.

Marathwada region in Maharashtra recorded an average voter turnout of 60.63% by 5 PM. The highest turnout was in Sillod constituency, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, at 70.46%. Jalna district led the region with 64.17% voter participation, while Nanded recorded the lowest at 55.88%. The turnout in other districts included Aurangabad (60.83%), Beed (60.62%), Hingoli (61.18%), Osmanabad (58.22%), Parbhani (62.73%), and Latur (61.43%).

According to Peoples’ Pulse, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to bag between 175-195 seats, while the MVA alliance is predicted to bag between 85-112 seats. For Others, it has given 7-12 seats.

According to Electoral Edge, the Mahayuti is expected to bag 121 seats, while the MVA is projected to get 150 seats. It gave Others 20 seats. In the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, the magic figure is 145.

The Poll of Polls by ABP News gave the Mahayuti alliance between 141-172 seats, while the MVA alliance is projected to bag 103-129 seats. Others are expected to bag 1-4 seats.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency in Thane recorded a voter turnout of 55.77%. The overall turnout in Thane district was 49.76%. In Nagpur South-West, where Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is running, voter turnout stood at 51.54% by 5 p.m., with Nagpur district reporting a turnout of 56.06%. The Baramati seat in Pune, where Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar faces off against his nephew Yugendra Pawar, saw a turnout of 62.31%. Pune district recorded an overall turnout of 54.09%, while Nashik district had a turnout of 60.11% by 5 PM, according to ECI data.

Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 58.22% by 5 PM on in the elections for the 288-member state legislative assembly. In Mumbai, the city district saw a turnout of 49.07%, while the suburban district recorded 51.76%. Among the city’s assembly segments, Colaba had 41.64%, Mahim 55.23%, Worli 47.50%, Shivadi 51.70%, and Malabar Hill 50.08%. In the suburban region, Bhandup reported the highest turnout at 60.18%, followed by Dahisar at 50.98% and Bandra East with 49.51% till 5 PM, according to the Election Commission of India data.

According to P-Marq, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to bag 137-157 seats, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi is expected to secure between 126-146 seats. Others are expected to get 2-8 seats.

According to Chanakya, the Mahayuti is predicted to bag 152-160 seats, while the MVA is predicted to secure 130-138 seats.

According to data from Poll diary, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is expected to get 122-186 seats, while the MVA alliance is likely to get 69-121 seats. The magic figure in the 288-member Assembly is 145.

According to Matrize data, the Mahayuti alliance is predicted to bag 150-170 seats, while the MVA alliance is projected to get 110-130 seats.

Maharashtra’s urban areas, including key constituencies in Mumbai, experienced a lower-than-expected voter turnout, despite Mumbai being the state’s largest city and a major financial and entertainment hub. By 3 pm, the state recorded a 45.5% voter turnout, significantly lower than the 61.4% turnout seen during the 2019 assembly elections.

As per the Election Commission of India, the voter turnout in Maharashtra reached 58.22% by 5 pm. Meanwhile, a lot of Bollywood celebrities and politicians were seen coming out of the polling booths in Maharashtra.

Different news channels and websites will start tracking the exit poll results in a short while. Stay with us here as we bring to you the latest trends on Maharashtra Exit Poll Results Live here.

In the Mahayuti alliance, the BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shiv Sena is competing in 81 seats, and the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar, has fielded candidates in 59 constituencies. On the other side, the opposition MVA coalition consists of Congress with 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balaheb Thackeray) with 95, and NCP (Sharad Pawar) with 86 candidates.

Prominent leaders from India‘s financial and industrial sectors voted in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das cast his vote with his wife at a booth near their south Mumbai residence. Former HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh too voted. His longtime colleague, Keki Mistry, also voted at a nearby booth.

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran called voting a privilege. Industrialist Ajay Piramal, with his wife Swati, also voted, stressing the importance of voter participation. Other notable industry figures like Raymond’s Gautam Singhania and HCC’s Ajit Gulabchand also voted today.

Till 5 PM, Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 58.22%, as per data from the Election Commission of India.

Voting across 288 Assembly seats in Maharashtra began at 7 AM and will end at 6 PM. As soon as polling ends, exit poll predictions will start rolling in. Whether the Mahayuti or the MVA will remain in power, will be predicted tonight. Stay tuned to financialexpress.com for live updates of Maharashtra Exit Poll Predictions 2024.

Axis My India‘s Pradeep Gupta said that he will be on various news channels today. He will give the exit poll predictions of Maharashtra on CNN News18, NDTV India and News24.

In the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections, the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance surged to power, propelled by the national popularity of Narendra Modi. The BJP won 122 seats, while the Shiv Sena secured 66. 44-year-old Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister.

However, by the end of his term, tensions between the allies began to surface. While both parties shared a Hindutva ideology, the BJP’s national ambitions increasingly made the Shiv Sena feel sidelined. Despite their growing differences, the two parties secured enough seats in the 2019 elections to form a government—BJP winning 105 and Shiv Sena 56 seats.

However, their internal rift became a stumbling block. When the Shiv Sena refused to cooperate, Ajit Pawar, the nephew of NCP leader Sharad Pawar, briefly pledged support to Fadnavis. Fadnavis was sworn in hastily, but Ajit Pawar withdrew his support, leading to Fadnavis’ resignation just five days later.

Following this, a new coalition, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), was formed with Shiv Sena, Congress, and NCP. Uddhav Thackeray became Chief Minister, and Ajit Pawar was appointed Deputy Chief Minister. This government also collapsed when Eknath Shinde, a senior Shiv Sena leader, rebelled and allied with the BJP, eventually becoming Chief Minister. Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy, and Ajit Pawar broke the NCP, becoming Deputy Chief Minister once more. Till date, this alliance, called the Mahayuti, continues.

Ahead of the Maharashtra elections, the Mahayuti alliance brought the ‘Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojna’, a financial assistance scheme for women aged between 18-65 years, which promises Rs 1,500 every month. The scheme is only meant for women residents of Maharashtra and whose annual family income is less than Rs 2.5 lakh.

The Mahayuti alliance has also promised that if it is in power, it will increase the amount to Rs 2,100 per month.

In Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency in Thane, voter turnout stood at 44.60%, while the overall turnout for Thane district was 38.94%. In Nagpur South-West constituency, where Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is contesting, voter turnout reached 41.76%. Nagpur district as a whole recorded a turnout of 44.45%.

Pune district had an overall voter turnout of 41.70%. Nashik district recorded a turnout of 46.18% by 3 PM, according to data from Election Commission of India.

Till 3 PM, the voter turnout recorded in Palghar Assembly segment was 47.63%. BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde was accused of distributing cash at a hotel in Virar, Palghar on Wednesday by Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) leader Hitendra Thakur. He rejected allegations of distributing money to influence voters, saying that he was fully aware of the rules and would not be foolish enough to engage in such activities at the hotel of his political opponents.

Election Commission officials had recovered around Rs 10 lakh cash from the hotel.

In Baramati, where uncle Ajit Pawar is up against nephew Yugendra Pawar, the voter turnout till 3 PM was recorded at 43%. In Worli, where Milind Deora is pitted against Aaditya Thackeray , the voter turnout was 39.11%. In Nagpur South-West, where Devendra Fadnavis is up against Praful Gudhadhe, the voter turnout registered was 41.76%, as per Election Commission of India data.