Election results 2024 live updates: NDA vs INDIA showdown in Maharashtra, Jharkhand; all set for vote counting today
Mahayuti vs MVA in MaharashtraIn Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance contested to retain power, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) aims to wrest control from the ruling alliance in the state.The Mahayuti comprises the BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar's NCP, JSS, RSVA, and RYSP. The MVA had the Congress, Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT), and Sharad Pawar's NCP-SP and PWPI as constituents.What happened in Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019?In the 2019 assembly election, the BJP-Shiv Sena (undivided) won the majority.
The alliance didn't last long, and the Shiv Sena pulled out, unleashing political turmoil in the state. The state saw three different chief ministers in the last five years: BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena’s (UBT) Uddhav Thackeray, and Shiv Sena’s (SHS) Eknath Shinde.In the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP lost ground in Maharashtra.
It won just 9 of the 28 seats it contested, compared to 23 of the 25 seats it contested in the 2019 general elections.What did Maharashtra exit polls predict?Most exit poll results gave the Mahayuti an edge in Maharashtra. The exit poll conducted by People's Pulse gave Mahayuti 175-195 seats and the MVA only 85-112 seats.
However, the poll conducted by Electoral Edge predicted the MVA's victory with 150 seats, giving 121 seats to the BJP-led Mahayuti. Lokshahi Rudra has predicted a close fight between Mahayuti and the MVA.Who's winning in Jharkhand (NDA vs INDIA)?In Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren's JMM and its INDIA bloc allies are contesting against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
The INDIA bloc allies in Jharkhand include the JMM, the Congress, the CPI(ML)L and the RJD. The NDA includes the BJP, the AJSUP, the JD(U) and
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