Maharashtra Assembly Election Results: Mahayuti retains power with massive win, all eyes on Fadnavis

On poll victory in Maharashtra, PM Narendra Modi said, "This Maharashtra election has exposed the double face of the INDI-Aghadi...The Congress leadership has constantly insulted Veer Savarkar across the country. They have even abused him. To get votes in Maharashtra, these people temporarily stopped abusing him. But not even once have they spoken the truth about Savarkar's sacrifice and this shows their double face. Their only motive is to defame Veer Savarkar."

"The people of Maharashtra also saw how the Congress government is betraying the people in Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal. You will also see this in Punjab...Today there is another message of the mandate of Maharashtra. Only one Constitution will work in the entire country, that is the Constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar, the Constitution of India. Whoever talks about two Constitutions in the country, the country will completely reject them. Congress and its allies tried to build a wall of Article 370 again in Jammu and Kashmir. Maharashtra has clearly told them that this will not work. Now no power in the world can bring back Article 370," said PM Modi.  

Addressing party workers in New Delhi after BJP registered a thumping victory in Maharashtra, PM Modi said, "This is the third consecutive time that the BJP has emerged as the largest party in Maharashtra, which is undoubtedly a historic feat. This victory is a stamp on the BJP's governance model. The people of Maharashtra have given the BJP many more seats than the Congress and its allies combined. This shows that when it comes to good governance, the country trusts only the BJP and the NDA."

After Mahayuti registered a thumping victory in the state, PM Modi said, "Maharashtra has strengthened its resolve for developed India."

Hailing Mahayuti's win in Maharashtra, PM Narendra Modi said, "Development, good governance and social justice have won in Maharashtra. Lies and deceit have suffered a crushing defeat..."

PM Modi addresses party karyakartas at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. 

Addressing party workers, Union Minister and BJP chief JP Nadda said, "Today is a historic day. The people of Maharashtra and the by-elections held in various states have shown that people have once again expressed their trust in the policies and development work of Prime Minister Modi..."

Amruta Fadnavis applies tilak on the forehead of Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Chandrashekhar Bawankule and performs aarti.

PM Modi greets party workers and leaders present at the BJP headquarters. 

After Mahayuti registered a thumping victory in Maharashtra, BJP National President JP Nadda addressed party karyakartas in New Delhi. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches BJP headquarters in New Delhi to participate in the victory celebrations. 

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis addressed speculations over who will become the Chief Minister of the state. He said, "BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP will jointly decide upon the CM post.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at BJP headquarters in Delhi to celebrate the party's victory in Maharashtra Elections 2024. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the BJP headquarters to celebrate party's victory in Maharashtra Election 2024.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari hailed Maharashtra poll results. Speaking to the media, he said, "We were confident that we (Mahayuti) would get a majority and form the government in Maharashtra, but we got an unprecedented victory. The way the people of Maharashtra have shown their trust in Mahayuti, our responsibilities have increased and we will work to fulfil all the expectations of the people."

As BJP-led Mahayuti is set to form the government in Maharashtra, BJP leader Pankaja Munde said, "It is a very big victory of the Mahayuti...The response was more than we expected...We are very happy as the public has rejected fake narratives and accepted the politics of development..."

Celebrations underway at Varsha bungalow as Mahayuti is set to form the govt in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, and state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, prepare jalebi as BJP-led Mahayuti is set to form the government in the state. 

On Mahayuti's victory in the state, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said, "It is the victory of the good governance, and development work done by PM Modi and Mahayuti government."

PM Narendra Modi spoke to CM Eknath Shinde and congratulated him on the victory of Mahayuti in the state: CMO

On Mahayuti's victory in the state, Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis said, "Everyone is happy that BJP has got such a big victory. Mahayuti and BJP have performed brilliantly and today is a historic day. Ladli Behna Yojana has had a huge impact and we have benefited from it. BJP has done development work in the state and people have analyzed everything and voted in our favour..."

As BJP-led Mahayuti is set to form the government in Maharashtra, BJP leaders felicitate Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. 

PM Modi on Saturday (November 23) hailed Mahayuti's victory in Maharashtra. He said, "Heartfelt gratitude to my sisters and brothers of Maharashtra, especially the youth and women of the state, for a historic mandate to the NDA. This affection and warmth is unparalleled. I assure the people that our Alliance will keep working for Maharashtra’s progress."

Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Aaditya Thackeray is presently leading against Shiv Sena leader Milind Deora by a margin of 8801 votes after 17/17 rounds of counting in Worli Assembly constituency

In a joint presser held after Mahayuti registered a landslide victory in the state, CM Eknath Shinde said, "Our government was the common man's government. I'm thankful to PM Modi for his incredible support. Women, children & farmers were the centre point for us. We want to convert the common man into Superman. For me, the full form of CM is not Chief Minister, it's Common Man."

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said, "This is the record-breaking victory of Mahayuti. We are thankful to the whole of Maharashtra...We removed all the stays which MVA made during their governance."

On poll victory in Maharashtra, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said, "People have showered their love for Mahayuti in Maharashtra."

On poll victory for Mahayuti in Maharashtra, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said, "We bow before the people of Maharashtra. Now we have a lot of work to do."

On poll victory for Mahayuti in Maharashtra, NCP leader Ajit Pawar said, "Ever since I have been in politics... I have never seen such tremendous success received by any political alliance."

As Mahayuti is set to form the government in the state, its leaders address a press conference. Speaking to media, NCP leader Ajit Pawar said, we had accepted our defeat in Lok Sabha and made corrections during the assembly elections. 

As Mahayuti is set to form the govt in the state, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Dy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar show victory signs and exchange sweets.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. He said, "First of all, I don't react to Sanjay Raut. But I am reacting today because it is necessary. I know that Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has won in Jharkhand and it has won in a very legitimate manner. The election there was completely fair. The Election Commission has done a good job there. The EVMs there were so strong that they could not be hacked. Democracy has won there and if we have got a huge victory in Maharashtra, then the Election Commission has become biased. Here the EVMs have been hacked. Here democracy has been murdered. Look, sometimes one needs to introspect..."

On Maharashtra Assembly Election results, Deputy CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said, "People have given their mandate and people have accepted Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar has got the legitimacy of NCP."

On Maharashtra Assembly Election results, Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis said, "I am very happy with the outcome that has come out. It is phenomenal...The hard work of the party, Devendra Fadnavis and all the workers of the party has paid off...What has happened is best for the state..."

Devendra Fadnavis spoke to the media on Maharashtra election results and said that, "Mein chakravyuh bhedna jaanta hun, mein adhunik Abhimanyu hun". 

NCP leader Dhananjay Munde on Saturday said his performance from Parli assembly seat was the "power" of the Munde family coming together. The agriculture minister in the outgoing cabinet under Shinde was leading by 88,659 votes over NCP (SP) candidate Rajesaheb Deshmukh in Parli as per data made available on the EC website at 2:30 pm. The area was the stronghold of BJP stalwart late Gopinath Munde before Dhananjay Munde walked out and joined the undivided NCP. He defeated Gopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja Munde in the 2019 assembly polls.

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate Imtiaz Jaleel Syed is leading in Aurangabad East by around 12,702 votes.

Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is leading in Aurangabad Central and Aurangabad East seats.

Parag Shah of the BJP retained his Ghatkopar East assembly constituency, defeating rival NCP (SP) nominee by 34,999 votes. Shah, the richest candidate in the Maharashtra polls, bagged 85,388 votes, while Rakhee Jadhav of the Sharad Pawar-led party polled 50,389 votes. This is Shah’s second consecutive victory.

The mandate of the people of Maharashtra has shown who is carrying forward the ideals of late Bal Thackeray, said Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde as early trends of the assembly polls showed the Mahayuti winning emphatically. He also said the results endorsed the work of the chief minister and underlined the fact that Shiv Sena is "not a private limited company". Incidentally, the Mahayuti as well as the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi had not declared the chief ministerial face during campaigning.

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Maharashtra Election Result: The BJP's Parag Shah defeated Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) candidate Rakhee Harishchandra Jadhav in Ghatkopar East with a margin of around 34,999 votes.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday hailed the performance of the ruling Mahayuti in the assembly polls and credited it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the latter's 'ek hai toh safe hai' slogan. Fadnavis is leading from Nagpur South West assembly seat by a margin of 19,437 seats as per data made available on the Election Commission website at 1pm. In a post on X , he said, "Ek Hain toh Safe hain' 'Modi hain toh Mumkin hain'. The slogan was a staple of all speeches of Modi during the campaign. The Mahayuti, which comprises the BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, is leading on more than 210 of the 288 assembly seats. Polls were held on Wednesday, while counting of votes began since 8am in the morning.

The mandate of the people of Maharashtra has shown who is carrying forward the ideals of late Bal Thackeray, said Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde as early trends of the assembly polls showed the Mahayuti winning emphatically. The Bal Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena split in June 2022 after Eknath Shinde rebelled against then CM Uddhav Thackeray and brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. Since then, the two factions have been engaged in an acrimonious battle for supremacy as well as the legacy of Bal Thackeray, a Hindutva icon and one of the state's most charismatic leaders.

Maharashtra Election Result: BJP's Kalidas Nilkanth Kolambkar defeats Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Shraddha Shreedhar Jadhav in Wadala with a margin of 24,973 votes.

The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance appeared set to retain power in Maharashtra, and was leading in 218 of the 288 assembly seats, as per figures of early trends in the counting the latest figures by the Election Commission. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was stumbling, with its candidates leading in just 50 seats, as per the early trends. Indicating a landslide victory for the ruling alliance, TV channels said the Mahayuti was ahead in 222 seats and MVA in 56 constituencies, as counting of votes commenced Saturday morning in the November 20 elections.

BJP touches its best-ever tally in Maharashtra as they won exactly 122 in 2014 Assembly elections. 

Maharashtra: 288

Mahayuti: 213
BJP: 113
Shiv Sena (Shinde): 54
NCP (Ajit): 46

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar are leading in their respective assembly constituencies in the first round of the counting of votes for the November 20 state elections. As per the figures provided by the Election Commission officials, Shinde was leading by 4,053 votes over his nearest rival from Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly seat at the end of first round of counting, while Fadnavis was leading by 2,246 votes from Nagpur South-West and Pawar by 3,759 votes in Baramati seat, where he is locked in a tussle with his nephew Yugendra Pawar. Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole was leading by 344 votes from Sakoli constituency at the end of first round. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and sitting MLA Aaditya Thackeray was leading in Worli assembly seat in Mumbai by 495 votes, the poll officials said.

Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar leading by 3,759 votes in Baramati assembly seat at the end of first round: Poll officials.

The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance was leading in 157 of the 288 seats in the state and the Maha Vikas Aghadi in 125 as counting of votes commenced Saturday morning in the November 20 elections, TV channels reported. However, the Election Commission of India’s website showed trends in 150 of the 288 seats. As per ECI figures, in the Mahayuti, BJP candidates were leading in 50 seats, Shiv Sena in 27 and NCP in 22 seats. It said in the MVA, Congress candidates were leading in 14 seats, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) in 13 seats and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) in 12 seats.

The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance was leading in 146 of the 288 seats in the state and the Maha Vikas Aghadi in 132 as counting of votes commenced Saturday morning in the November 20 elections. Counting of votes in the Maharashtra assembly elections began Saturday morning, with all eyes on the outcome of the battle between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, which is seeking to make a comeback.

Senior Congress leader & party's observer for Maharahstra, Ashok Gehlot arrives in Mumbai. MVA is trailing.

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."

The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance was leading in 31 of the 288 seats in the state and the Maha Vikas Aghadi in 18 as counting of votes commenced Saturday morning in the November 20 elections. The Mahayuti was leading in 26 seats after counting of postal ballots commenced, TV channels reported. There was no word yet from the Election Commission. Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole was leading in Sakoli after counting of postal ballots commenced, a channel said. BJP’s Vijaykumar Gavit was ahead after the postal ballots counting began, it added.

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.

Maharashtra: (As per early trends)

47-30

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP candidate from Baramati Assembly constituency, Ajit Pawar trails behind in postal ballot vote counting. 

The vote counting commenced on 288 seats in Maharashtra on Saturday. 

Shiv Sena candidate from Mumba Devi assembly constituency Shaina NC visits Shree Siddhivinayak Temple, in Mumbai to offer prayers ahead of counting. 

Security has been tightened at counting centres in Maharashtra, including Kalina and Dharavi. In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, is engaged in a fierce contest with the MVA, which includes Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP).

Polling for the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was held on Wednesday, recording a voter turnout of 66.05%, an increase from nearly 61% in the 2019 elections. Leaders from both Mahayuti and MVA see the higher turnout as an indicator of increased support. Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer, S Chockalingam, lauded the efforts to enhance voter participation.

More than 36,000 essential service voters voted through postal ballots and 4,66,823 postal ballots were distributed to election staff. To ensure transparency in the counting process, information has been presented to the media continuously and important statistics and developments have been disseminated online and through traditional media.

As far as Mumbai is concerned, 36 counting centres are designated for 36 constituencies. Over 2,700 polling personnel and 10,000 police personnel have been deployed for the counting process in Mumbai.

The state election machinery is all set for a smooth and peaceful counting of votes in 288 Assembly constituencies across Maharashtra to be held on Saturday. Buoyed by a record 66 per cent polling against 61.1 per cent in the 2019 Assembly elections, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that the counting of votes will start at 8 a.m. at all polling stations.