The voters have sealed the fate of Maharashtra and the results for its Assembly election are set to be declared on October 24. The Election Commission has begun the counting of votes. The single-phase voting to 288-member Maharashtra assembly was held on October 21. This year, 3,237 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray.
The saffron party BJP has fielded its nominees in 164 Assembly seats, including candidates of smaller allies contesting on its lotus symbol, while the Sena is contesting 124 seats. On the other hand, the Opposition Congress has fielded 147 candidates and its ally NCP 121.
The main contest is between the ‘Mahayuti’ or Shiv Sena and BJP alliance, and the ‘Maha-aghadi’ (front), the partnership between Congress and NCP.
Prominent candidates include Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis from Nagpur South-West, and his predecessors from the Congress — Ashok Chavan, who is contesting from Bhokar in Nanded district, and Prithviraj Chavan, who is seeking a re-election from Karad South in Satara district.
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Seat tally according to ECI at 05:00 PM
03:10 PM | Dilip Manglu Borse wins from Baglan
BJP candidate Dilip Manglu Borse wins from Maharashtra’s Baglan by 33,694 votes
02:40 PM | BJP wins in 6 seats, leading in 95!
02:05 PM | Shiv Sena’s Aditya Thackeray wins from Worli
First from the Thackeray clan, Aditya has won from the Worli constituency
01:57 PM | Shiv Sena loses Bandra East to Congress’ Zeeshan Siddiqui
The Shiv Sena may have emerged the kingmaker in this election, but has suffered a huge embarrassment at home. The party lost the Bandra East seat where Thackeray family home Matoshree is located. The party’s candidate and Mumbai mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar lost to Congress’ Zeeshan Siddiqui.
01:50 PM | “Won’t go with Shiv Sena” says Sharad Pawar
At the press briefing, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar was asked what’s next for the party after not securing enough seats and if they were planning a tie up with Shiv Sena, to which, the leader said that going with Shiv Sena is “out of question”. “Going with Shiv Sena is against NCP’s policy,” he added.
01:45 PM | Pankaja Munde loses by 22,000 votes
Pankaja Munde loses to her estranged cousin Dhananjay Munde by 22,000 votes
01:30 PM | Narayan Rane wins in Kankavli
BJP’s Narayan Rane wins in Kankavli, one of the few seats in the Konkan region from where the saffron party had decided to contest against Sena.
01:20 PM | Ajit Pawar wins in Baramati
NCP’s Ajit Pawar wins in Baramati, with all the candidates against him losing their deposit.
Seat tally according to ECI at 01:00 PM
12:20 PM | Shiv Sena party supporters celebrate outside counting centre
As Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Jadhav took a strong lead from Bycyulla, Mumbai, the party supporters gathered around the counting centre to celebrate.
Seat tally at 10:30 AM
According to the ECI trends as of now, BJP is leading in 99 seats while Congress is ahead in 40 seats.
10:15 AM | Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi’s Kshitij Hitendra Thakur leading on Nalasopara assembly seat
09:50 AM | Maharashtra BJP President Chandrakant Patil is leading by 12,500 votes in Pune’s Kothrud
Seat tally at 09:30 AM
09:05 AM | ECI trends show BJP leads in 12 seats, Shiv Sena ahead in 6
According to the Election Commission of India trends, BJP leads in 12 seats while Shiv Sena ahead in 6.
08:45 AM | BJP-Sena alliance leading in 63 seats; Congress- NCP combine ahead in 29
The BJP-Sena alliance moving ahead in the state with leads in 63 seats, according to early trends. The Congress- NCP combine ahead in 29 seats. The majority mark is 145.
08:30 AM | Rohit Pawar trailing in Karjat Jhamked
Rohit Pawar, the grand-nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is trailing in Karjat Jhamked while Pankaja Munde is leading in Satara.
08:15 AM | BJP leading in 14 seats, Congress ahead in 2
Early trends show BJP leading in over 14 seats in Maharashtra; Congress ahead in two.
08:15 AM | Devendra Fadnavis leading from Nagpur
Early trends suggest Devendra Fadnavis leading from Nagpur.
08:11 AM | Its between ‘Mahayuti’ and ‘Maha-aghadi’
The main contest is between the ‘Mahayuti’ or Shiv Sena and BJP alliance, and the ‘Maha-aghadi’ (front), the partnership between Congress and NCP.
08:00 AM | Counting begins; BJP hopes for majority
Counting in Maharashtra assembly elections begins. Post ballots will be counted first.
