Maharashtra Election Result 2024 Highlights: BJP-led Mahayuti retains power, MVA bites dust

As per early trends, Mahayuti is leading in 68 seats, MVA in 34 seats.

According to early trends by India Today, Milind Deora is leading from the Worli seat in Mumbai. He is up against Aaditya Thackeray, son of former CM Uddhav Thackeray.

Dhananjay Munde is leading from the Parli seat in Maharashtra, as per early trends.

As per ECI data, BJP and Shiv Sena (SHS) is leading in one seat each.

The counting of votes across all 288-Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra underway. It began at 8 AM today. The ECI results can be accessed here – https://results.eci.gov.in/index.html

Shaina NC, the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) candidate in the 2024 Mumbadevi election, is currently trailing, as per the early trends of News 18.

As the counting of postal ballots progresses, the Mahayuti has extended its lead, now ahead in 30 constituencies, while the Opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is leading in 7 seats.

As per the early trends from India Today, BJP candidate Ashish Shehlar is leading from the Bandra West constituency in Maharashtra.

Amit Thackeray is leading in the Mahim constituency, according to early trends by India Today.

Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) is leading in the Nagpur South West constituency, according to early trends by India Today. Fadnavis is aiming for a sixth consecutive term, having first won from Nagpur West in 1999, where he defeated Vinod Gudhade Patil, a two-time MLA who had previously contested on a BJP ticket before switching to Congress.

Ajit Pawar is leading in Baramati, according to early trends from India Today. From the seat, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is facing off his nephew, Yugendra Pawar.

As per early trends, incumbent Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is leading from Kopri-Pachpakhadi seat in Maharashtra. Counting of votes is underway in Maharashtra.

As per early trends from India Today, Congress state president Nana Patole is trailing from Sakoli seat in Maharashtra. He is up against Avinash Anandrao of the BJP.

Raj Thackeray’s son Amit Thackeray, who is making his political debut, is leading from the Mahim seat in Maharashtra. Sada Sarvankar is trailing, as per early trends shown by India Today.

BJP is leading in all Nagpur seats, as per early trends, according to India Today.

Devendra Fadnavis is leading from the Nagpur South West seat in Maharashtra, as per early trends. Read more here.

It is an uncle-nephew battle from prestige seat Baramati. Early trends shown by television channels reveal that Ajit Pawar is leading from Baramati, while his nephew Yugendra Pawar is trailing. Yugendra is a candidate of NCP-SP. Read more here.

In the Mahayuti alliance, the BJP has feilded candidates in 148 seats, while Shiv Sena faction (led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde) in 80 seats, and NCP (led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar) 52.

As per early trends by various news channels, the Mahayuti alliance is leading, while the MVA is trailing.

As per News18 India, the Mahayuti is leading in 18 seats, while the MVA in 13 seats. As per India Today early trends, Mahayuti alliance is leading in 35 seats and MVA is leading in six seats.

The majority mark in the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly is 145, which is the number of seats any alliance or party must secure to form the government in the state. Counting of votes in Maharashtra across 288 seats underway.

A total of 288 counting centres have been established for the vote counting process in Maharashtra. Moreover, 288 counting observers have been assigned to oversee each assembly constituency, with two observers specifically assigned to monitor the counting in the Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll.

Due to the high volume of postal ballots, 1,732 tables have been set up for postal ballot counting, along with 592 tables for the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS).

At the counting centres, counting the postal ballots will be done first, with the counting of EVM votes set to begin at 8:30 AM. Each assembly segment will undergo a minimum of 20 rounds of counting in Maharashtra.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and candidate from Mahim Assembly constituency, Mahesh Sawant, visits Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati temple in Mumbai. Speaking to reporters, he expressed confidence on his win and said he will continue to serve people.

Shiv Sena candidate from Dindoshi Assembly constituency, Sanjay Nirupam says that he always seeks the blessing of the Shree Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai on the counting day.

“I am confident that I will emerge victorious in this Maharashtra elections. The Mahayuti alliance will form government in Maharashtra again,” he told reporters.

In the Mahayuti alliance, the BJP contested 149 assembly seats, Shiv Sena 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP fielded candidates in 59 constituencies. Meanwhile, for the MVA alliance, the Congress fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP) put up 86 candidates. The Bahujan Samaj Party fielded 237 candidates in Maharashtra, while the AIMIM has given tickets to 17 candidates. A total of 2,086 Independent candidates are contesting in Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024.

The results for the Maharashtra Assembly elections will be announced today. All the latest trends, real-time numbers, who is leading and who is trailing – All details will be available on the website of the Election Commission of India website.

The results for the Maharashtra elections will be announced by the Election Commission of India today. The results can be accessed here – https://results.eci.gov.in/. The trends for the Maharashtra Assembly elections will start rolling in a while.

Counting across 288 Assembly constituencies in Maharashtra begins. Maharashtra went to polls in a single phase on November 20 and the results will be declared today. To form a government in the state, any alliance or political party will need to cross the magic figure of 145.

The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections will begin at 8 AM. The postal ballots will be counted first, followed by EVM votes. The fate of over 4,000 candidates will be known in a while. The results will be announced by the Election Commission of India. The trends will start trickling in from 8 30 AM onwards.

In Maharashtra, enforcement agencies under the ECI seized Rs 153 crore in cash, Rs 71 crore worth liquor, Rs 72 crore worth drugs, Rs 282 crore of precious metals, Rs 80 crore worth freebies, which amounts to a total of over 660 crores, according to a statement by ECI. In the 2019 polls, Maharashtra had recorded seizures worth Rs 103.61 crores.