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Big verdict day for Maharashtra election tomorrow
MUMBAI [Maha Media]: All eyes are now on the highly anticipated counting of votes and results of the high-stakes Maharashtra assembly election 2024, voting for which took place on November 20. The counting of votes is slated to take place on Saturday, November 23, for the Maharashtra assembly poll.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance of chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar camp) is tied in a contest with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, comprising the Congress and the breakaway faction of the Sena and NCP.
Voting for all 288 seats of Maharashtra assembly took place in a single phase on November 20, with a voter turnout of about 66.05 being recorded. Mumbai City recorded the least polling, with a turnout of 52.65 per cent, while the highest was recorded at Gadchiroli.
The BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shiv Sena 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded candidates in 59 constituencies. In the opposition alliance, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and the NCP (SP) 86.
The Mahayuti alliance is forecast to win the Maharashtra election by a huge margin against MVA grouping - comprising of Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharad Pawar) and Congress - according to two new exit polls that came on Thursday.
The Mahayuti, or the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), is forecast to win 178-200 seats in the 288-seat assembly, according to an exit poll by Axis My India. The halfway mark is 145.
The MVA, meanwhile, is predicted to win 82-102 seats, which is in line with most exit polls that came on Wednesday.
