Maharashtra Assembly election results: Counting of votes begins
In the early trends, the Thackeray Sena was leading in two seats, whereas Ajit Pawar’s NCP and the BJP were ahead in one each.
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The counting of votes for elections to the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly began at 8 am on Saturday.
The election was held in a single phase on November 20, along with the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly election.
Maharashtra registered a voter turnout of 66.05%, the highest since 1995.
In the early trends, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) was leading in two seats, whereas the Ajit Pawar group of the Nationalist Congress Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party were leading in one each.
Most exit polls have predicted that the ruling Mahayuti alliance will cross the majority mark of 145 seats and retain power. An average of exit poll predictions by NDTV has forecast 155 seats for the ruling alliance, 120 for the Maha Vikas Aghadi and 13 for others.
The Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP, the Shiv Sena group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi comprises the Thackeray Sena, the Sharad Pawar-headed NCP faction and the Congress.
Key battles
Among the constituencies that will witness key contests is the Kopri Pachpakhadi seat in the Thane city, where Chief Minister Shinde is up against the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)’s Kedar Dighe.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis contested from his...
