Maharashtra Poll Counting

Maharashtra will vote in a single phase on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23.

Will parties heed the punishment meted out by voters to the politics of "jod-tod" that has marred the Maharashtra landscape for the past two years?

Even most conservative estimates had said that the NDA will comfortably touch 350 seats. The actual tally turned out to be over 50 seats less than that.

The counting is underway for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 to decide the electoral fate of several leaders across the political spectrum. The seven-phased voting took place in 543 Lok Sabha seats between April 19 and June 1.

The counting of votes for bye-elections to one assembly constituency each in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and two assembly seats in Maharashtra began on Thursday.

The counting for election to six Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra was delayed for several hours on Friday as the BJP questioned the validity of ballots cast by three MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi, or MVA, coalition.

Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena is ahead of the BJP in the gram panchayat elections, counting of which is currently on. The rural polls were meant to be a litmus for the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of Sena, Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress alliance had a decisive victory in Jharkhand as votes were counted on Monday, leaving the BJP with another big state loss this year. The BJP conceded defeat, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeting his "best wishes" to the JMM-led alliance. The JMM has won 30 seats and the Congress 16 while the BJP got 2...

As results of Maharashtra and Haryana trickled in, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh shared his doubts over the current use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the polls.

The Congress and its allieshad fallen on hardtimes in the run-up to the October 21 elections, with many of their leaders switching to the more powerful BJP in search of greener pastures. However, on counting day, two of their most high-profile defectors -- Alpesh Thakor and Udayanraje Bhosale -- didn't exactly see their political move translate int...

Former BJP MLA Anil Gote, the independent candidate from Maharashtra's Dhule Assembly seat, spent the night outside the EVM strongroom in his segment, claiming he was guarding the facility to avoid any misuse of the voting machines ahead of counting on Thursday.

Maharashtra, Haryana Election Results: The counting of votes for Haryana Assembly elections will be declared by evening today.

The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition was on course to retain power albeit with a reduced majority in Maharashtra where the opposition Congress-NCP alliance put up a good show while the BJP-ruled Haryana appeared headed for a hung assembly and JJP chief Dushyant Chautala set to become the kingmaker. In the first Assembly elections after the BJP''s triumph in...

Counting of votes for the Maharashtra assembly election 2019 ended with the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena winning a clear majority in Maharashtra. This will pave the way for a second consecutive NDA government in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP and the Shiv Sena appear set to retain Maharashtra, as votes are being counted. In Haryana though, the BJP has a slim lead over Congress with Dushyant Chuatla's JJP emerging as a possible kingmaker. The BJP, which is in power in both states, where elections were held on Monday, hopes to reinforce its national elec...

Maharashtra will vote in a single phase on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23.

Will parties heed the punishment meted out by voters to the politics of "jod-tod" that has marred the Maharashtra landscape for the past two years?

Even most conservative estimates had said that the NDA will comfortably touch 350 seats. The actual tally turned out to be over 50 seats less than that.

The counting is underway for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 to decide the electoral fate of several leaders across the political spectrum. The seven-phased voting took place in 543 Lok Sabha seats between April 19 and June 1.

The counting of votes for bye-elections to one assembly constituency each in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and two assembly seats in Maharashtra began on Thursday.

The counting for election to six Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra was delayed for several hours on Friday as the BJP questioned the validity of ballots cast by three MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi, or MVA, coalition.

Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena is ahead of the BJP in the gram panchayat elections, counting of which is currently on. The rural polls were meant to be a litmus for the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of Sena, Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party.

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress alliance had a decisive victory in Jharkhand as votes were counted on Monday, leaving the BJP with another big state loss this year. The BJP conceded defeat, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeting his "best wishes" to the JMM-led alliance. The JMM has won 30 seats and the Congress 16 while the BJP got 2...

As results of Maharashtra and Haryana trickled in, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh shared his doubts over the current use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the polls.

The Congress and its allieshad fallen on hardtimes in the run-up to the October 21 elections, with many of their leaders switching to the more powerful BJP in search of greener pastures. However, on counting day, two of their most high-profile defectors -- Alpesh Thakor and Udayanraje Bhosale -- didn't exactly see their political move translate int...

Former BJP MLA Anil Gote, the independent candidate from Maharashtra's Dhule Assembly seat, spent the night outside the EVM strongroom in his segment, claiming he was guarding the facility to avoid any misuse of the voting machines ahead of counting on Thursday.

Maharashtra, Haryana Election Results: The counting of votes for Haryana Assembly elections will be declared by evening today.

The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition was on course to retain power albeit with a reduced majority in Maharashtra where the opposition Congress-NCP alliance put up a good show while the BJP-ruled Haryana appeared headed for a hung assembly and JJP chief Dushyant Chautala set to become the kingmaker. In the first Assembly elections after the BJP''s triumph in...

Counting of votes for the Maharashtra assembly election 2019 ended with the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena winning a clear majority in Maharashtra. This will pave the way for a second consecutive NDA government in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP and the Shiv Sena appear set to retain Maharashtra, as votes are being counted. In Haryana though, the BJP has a slim lead over Congress with Dushyant Chuatla's JJP emerging as a possible kingmaker. The BJP, which is in power in both states, where elections were held on Monday, hopes to reinforce its national elec...