The BJP managed to win nine Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, as against 22 won in 2019 elections, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena emerged victorious on seven seats and Ajit Pawar-led NCP could win one seat.

The Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a major setback in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, with its tally declining by almost half compared to 2019 elections.

Fadnavis assumed office as the deputy chief minister in the Eknath Shinde-led government on June 30, 2022, and has since been a prominent figure in Maharashtra's BJP leadership.

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: Maharashtra went for polls in the first phases of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections till May 20, and its results will be declared on June 4. The BJP-led NDA is slightly ahead of the MVA coalition due to a strong fight by Uddhav's Sena.

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said that his party got "very few seats to contest" in the Lok Sabha Elections but the party wants "more seats to contest" in the Maharashtra Assembly polls scheduled later this year.

The juvenile allegedly knocked down two people in Pune on Sunday. He was earlier granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board, however, the Pune Police has filed a review plea seeking to try him as an adult.

In Pune Porsche accident, the court had remanded the accused - Naman Pralhad Bhutda, the owner of Cosie restaurant, its manager Sachin Katkar, and the manager of Blak Club hotel Sandip Sangle in police custody till May 24.

Former journalist Ketan Tirodkar in the video made allegations of links of government officials to drug networks. He was presented in court, and the court remanded him to police custody for three days.

Uddhav Thackeray parted ways with the old ally BJP after the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections and joined hands with the undivided NCP and Congress to form a government.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The voting for Rae Bareli will take place in the fifth phase of elections on May 20. The main contest is between Rahul Gandhi and BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh.

The political landscape in Mumbai is charged with anticipation as the parties gear up for the electoral tussle. Each faction is strategising and mobilising its resources to secure victory in the Lok Sabha elections. Mumbai will go to polls on May 20.

Uddhav Thackeray claimed that Devendra Fadnavis had told him in 2019 that he would groom Aaditya as the next chief minister of Maharashtra and he himself would move to Delhi, Fadnavis reacted sharply to Thackeray's claims and said that he has "lost his mind".

India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to gauge the mood of the nation and predict which party may have an edge in Maharashtra in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Pollin in the state will be held in first five phases.

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Elections to the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra will be held in five phases from April 19 to May 20 and votes will be counted on June 4.

Shiv Sena (UBT) has fielded Vaishali Darekar Rane against Shrikant Shinde for the Kalyan Seat.

Maharashtra, which sends 48 members to Lok Sabha, will vote in five phases starting April 19. Voting will be held for Nagpur, Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST), Bhandara-Gondiya, Chandrapur, and Ramtek (SC) in the first phase.

Shinde and Fadnavis had declined Sharad Pawar's meal invite by citing busy schedules, while Ajit Pawar remained tight-lipped about his plans.

Maharashtra is going to witness an interesting contest this year after the split of two key parties including Shiv Sena and NCP. So, which bloc -- NDA or MVA led by I.N.D.I.A -- will perform better in Lok Sabha 2024. Let's take a look.

India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to predict which bloc -- NDA or I.N.D.I.A -- will have an edge in Maharashtra in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due in few weeks. Stay tuned

Activist Manoj Jarange has announced he is withdrawing his 17-day-old fast undertaken over the Maratha quota issue, but insisted he would continue his agitation until the Maharashtra government starts issuing Kunbi caste certificates.