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Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: These elections will be a test for the fractured Shiv Sena and NCP, after a rebellion in these parties.

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Updated : November 23, 2024 9:28 am IST

Maharashtra Results 2024 Live Updates: Exit polls give an unclear picture of who will win.

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Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Maharashtra voted with enthusiasm, registering a voter turnout not seen in three decades. Rival alliances Mahayuti (BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (NCP(SP)-Shiv Sena(UBT)-Congress) are now hopeful for elevation to power even as five of nine exit polls predicted a comfortable cruise to victory for the BJP-led bloc.

These elections will also be a test for the fractured Shiv Sena and NCP, after a split in these parties following a rebellion. If the Maha Vikas Aghadi wins, it will have to move past intra-alliance hurdles over the chief ministerial pick.

In a largely peaceful election, a multi-crore bitcoin scam involving the names of Mr Patole and NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule started a row. Further, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde was accused of a cash-for-votes scam, with the opposition alleging he distributed Rs 5 crore.

Here are the LIVE Updates of Maharashtra Election Results 2024:

Nov 23, 2024 09:28 (IST)
Maharashtra Election Results: No Victory Processions Allowed In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
The district authorities in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar have banned victory processions on Saturday when the results of the state assembly elections will be declared.

District collector Dilip Swami held a meeting with top police officials on Friday, a day before the counting of votes.

In a video message released after the meeting, Swami said, "I have spoken to the top police officials from the city as well as rural parts of the district. When the results come out, the situation turns a little tense. So in order to avoid law and order issues, we are not going to allow any victory procession on the result day." "Sometimes, party workers come together and sometimes their coming together turns into a procession. We are not going to allow that also. Later, once everything is peaceful, we will allow the processions. We have issued prohibitory orders accordingly," he said.
Nov 23, 2024 09:27 (IST)
MVA Collects Letters Of Support From Over 160 Candidates To Form Government
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra has collected letters of support from more than 160 of its candidates and some independents, pledging their backing for the alliance in forming a government in the state if voted to power.

According to the sources who spoke to PTI, it is a normal practice. Apart from the MVA candidates, some independents and rebels who may win the elections have also been approached, they said.

The Congress had fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP) put up 86 nominees in the elections.
Nov 23, 2024 09:25 (IST)
Nephew Trails Uncle In Baramati
NCP(SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar trailed behind uncle and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Baramati.

This comes even as the BJP-led Mahayuti raced past the halfway mark, securing leads in 153 seats, as of 9.24 am. The Maha Vikas Aghadi, meanwhile, leads in 86 constituencies, while other leads in nine seats.
Nov 23, 2024 09:05 (IST)
Don't Leave Counting Centres Till Victory Certificate In Hand: NCP(SP)'s Rohit Pawar
NCP(SP)'s Rohit Pawar advised candidates to check details like polling start and end time, total voters, polling done and registration number of the machine on the screen after starting the machine as per the registration card and 17C form. He advised candidates to remain in the counting center until the last vote is counted and the victory certificate is obtained.

Meanwhile, here are visuals from a counting centre in Baramati where NCP chief Ajit Pawar is pitted against nephew Yugendra Pawar:
Nov 23, 2024 08:57 (IST)
Maharashtra Election Results: NDA Secures Leads In 90 Seats, BJP Begins Celebrations
As of 8.55 am, the BJP-led Mahayuti gained leads in 90 seats, leaving behind the Maha Vikas Aghadi with 50 leads.

Preparation of jalebis began at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi as the party also secured a comfortable lead in Jharkhand.


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Nov 23, 2024 08:43 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: Of 90 Seats, Maha Vikas Aghadi Ahead In Just 17
As early leads trickled in, the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition secured a lead in 68 seats, as opposed to the Maha Vikas Aghadi's 17 leads. Smaller parties and Independents took the lead in five seats.

Did the Mahayuti's development and Ladki Bahin pitch pay off?
Nov 23, 2024 08:40 (IST)
Maharashtra Results 2024: Poster Show Uddhav Thackeray As CM
A poster surfaced outside Uddhav Thackeray's family residence Matoshree in Bandra East, showing the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief as the next Maharashtra chief minister.

Nov 23, 2024 08:35 (IST)
Shiv Sena's Shaina NC Visits Siddhivinayak Temple
Before commencement of counting for the Assembly polls, Shiv Sena candidate from Mumba Devi assembly constituency Shaina NC visited Shree Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai and offered prayers.

The Shiv Sena leader hailed CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and said that the way they have worked in these two and half years, one thing is clear that people have voted based on their work. Shaina NC emphasized that the "cluster development and housing" is the biggest issue for people in Mumbadevi.

Shaina NC, a former BJP spokesperson, joined Shiv Sena after the Eknath Shinde-led party fielded her from Mumbadevi. She is contesting against incumbent Congress MLA Amin Patel, who has represented the Mumbadevi constituency since 2009.

Nov 23, 2024 08:34 (IST)
BJP Decimated Democracy For Power: Saamana Editorial
In an editorial in its mouthpiece Saaman, Shiv Sena (UBT) said the party will "beat the forces creating hindrances and win the elections in Maharashtra".

"The BJP tried everything to come in power, they decimated democracy too. The Mahayuti was selling Maharashtra," the editorial read.

It further alleged that senior BJP leader ensured favourable exit polls results so that smaller parties/independents sway towards Mahayuti.
Nov 23, 2024 08:27 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Election Result 2024: Constituency Snapshot
Ghatkopar West Vote Counting Center 

Rounds: 21

Postal Ballots: 3 Tables 

Candidates

BJP: Ram Kadam

Shiv Sena (UBT): Sanjay Bhalerao 

MNS: Ganesh Chukkal
Nov 23, 2024 08:22 (IST)
Election 2024 Results: Why These Polls Matter
Not only are the Maharashtra Assembly elections a matter of prestige for the rival Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi coalitions, it is also the last major political showdown of 2024. It will test the fates of the fractured NCP and Shiv Sena.

The polls will also serve as a precursor and litmus test for the long-due Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls. For both Shiv Sena factions, winning more seats, especially, in Mumbai is crucial as it will play a major role during the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election in establishing its control.

Currently, India's richest body (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) is under the administrator's rule since over two years and it is expected that the elections will be held after the new government takes over.
Nov 23, 2024 08:17 (IST)
Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Early Leads Show Mahayuti Leading
As per early leads, the BJP-led Mahayuti is leading in 16 seats, while the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is leading in six seats.

Here is how the numbers were stacked in the last elections:

Nov 23, 2024 08:14 (IST)
Opinion | Travel Diaries: The Hyper-Local Elements Stirring The Maharashtra Pot
Both major coalitions have unveiled their manifestos. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has introduced the "Batenge to Katenge" slogan and its refined version, "Ek Hai to Safe Hai", while the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is relying on its familiar caste census strategy, promising to lift the 50% reservation cap.

Meanwhile, rebel candidates are flexing their muscles, aiming to disrupt both sides in this fierce contest. In a last-minute move to attract farmers facing agricultural distress, the MVA has promised a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 7,000 per quintal for soybean.

After travelling across all six regions of Maharashtra, it remains difficult to determine which side holds the upper hand. The election has evolved into a hyper-local contest.

Nov 23, 2024 08:13 (IST)
Cash For Votes Scam Hits BJP
A regional party has accused BJP leaders, including general secretary and former minister Vinod Tawde, of distributing cash at a hotel in Virar in Palghar district.

The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi alleged that BJP candidate from Nalasopara Rajan Naik was distributing cash, allegedly to influence voters, in the presence of Mr Tawde.

Kshitij Thakur, sitting Bahujan Vikas Aghadi MLA , reached the hotel with his supporters and high drama followed. The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi supporters gheraoed Mr Tawde and raised slogans. They claimed that they found envelopes with cash and diaries at the meeting venue.
Nov 23, 2024 08:12 (IST)
Bitcoin Row: BJP Alleges Poll Scam, Supriya Sule Reacts
The Maharashtra Congress and ally Sharad Pawar's faction of Nationalist Congress Party were hit by corruption allegations. A retired police officer, Ravindranath Patil, accused Mr Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and state Congress chief Nana Patole of being involved in  a fraud case involving cryptocurrency that dates back to 2018. 

The funds, he alleged, have been used for campaigning in the assembly election. Supriya Sule has denied any wrongdoing and called it the "familiar tactics of spreading false information to manipulate the righteous voters" the night before election.

"An inquiry will be done and the truth will come in front of the people," Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is contesting the Assembly polls from Baramati, said.

Ms Sule replied, "He is Ajit Pawar, he can say anything. Rama Krishna Hari."
Nov 23, 2024 08:09 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: Exit Polls Divided
Most exit polls also predicted that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) would put up a strong show in polls but is unlikely to cross the majority mark in the 288-member assembly.

According to the P-MARQ exit poll, the Mahayuti alliance would win 137-157 seats whereas the Maha Vikas Aghadi would get 126-147 seats and others 2-8 seats.

Chanakya Strategies projected that Mahayuti will win 152-150 seats, MVA 130-138 seats, and others 6-8 seats.
Nov 23, 2024 07:43 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Elections: What Happened In 2019?
The 2019 election resulted in a thumping win for the BJP and the undivided Sena; the saffron party won 105 seats (down 17 from 2014) and its ally 56 (down seven). The NCP won 54 seats and the Congress bagged 44 seats.

However, two long-time allies fell out in the following days after they failed to agree a power-sharing deal. Mr Thackeray then led his Sena into a surprise alliance with the Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP (then also undivided) to shut out a furious BJP.

Eventually, an internal rebellion led by Sena leader Eknath Shinde that ousted the MVA government. The NCP split a year later in a near-identical process that saw Ajit Pawar and lawmakers loyal to him joining the BJP-Shinde Sena, and he then became a Deputy Chief Minister.

Since then, Maharashtra politics has been roiled in controversy that extended to the Supreme Court, which heard petitions and cross-petitions on disqualification of MLAs and, in the build-up to this election, pleas on which Sena and NCP faction is the 'real' one.
Nov 23, 2024 07:40 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: Nine Exit Polls Predict Dominant Mahayuti Performance
Nine exit polls that predict victory for the Mahayuti all expect it to be a dominant performance.

In fact, of those nine, Axis-My India, Peoples Pulse, Poll Diary, and Today's Chanakya have each given the BJP-led alliance a minimum of 175 seats. Chanakya Strategies, Matrize, and Times Now-JVC also expect victory for the BJP's coalition, with at least 150 seats.

Across the aisle, only Electoral Edge expects the Congress' alliance to win and, even then, by five seats only, with 20 seats from smaller parties and independents in play for the BJP.

The Dainik Bhaskar, Lokshahi Marathi-Rudra, and P-Marq exit polls are on the fence, although the latter favours the Mahayuti with an upper prediction of 157 and the former the MVA with 150.
Nov 23, 2024 07:30 (IST)
No Instructions To Bring Maharashtra MLAs To Karnataka: DK Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar clarified that there are no instructions to bring MLAs from Maharashtra to Karnataka, hours after Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut said newly-elected MLAs will be huddled in Mumbai to avoid poaching.

Mr Shivakumar, when asked if legislators would be brought together in case of a hung assembly in the Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections tomorrow, said, "No AICC leader has contacted me regarding this matter. If they do, that's a different issue. As of now, there are no such plans. Our only choice now is to observe the election results that will be reported in the media."
Nov 23, 2024 07:27 (IST)
Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: CM Opponent Alleges EVM Storage Irregularities
Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Kedar Dighe, who contested against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly seat in Thane, alleged irregularities in the post voting process, including storing EVMs in the observation room instead of the strong room.

Moreover, the observation room does not have CCTV coverage, he further claimed and showed some videos to reporters to buttress his allegations. "The envelopes containing postal ballots are not sealed. The Election Commission must look into these irregularities and take action against the personnel. It should order repoll in the seat," Dighe said.



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