Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024: Mixed bag for MVA, Mahayuti in Muslim-dominated seats

Security has been beefed up outside counting centres in Maharashtra as the vote-count takes place from 8 am today. Visuals from 171 Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar counting centre in Mumbai. While the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024 will begin at 8 am,

Most exit polls have predicted a victory for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, but two pollsters expect hung assembly. The BJP-led NDA is expected to win the Jharkhand assembly elections, most exit polls say.

The results for the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will be announced today as the counting of votes progresses. The final outcomes will be declared once counting is completed for all constituencies and winners are confirmed across all seats.

The Election Commission will begin counting of votes for Maharashtra, Jharkhand at 8 am today. Exit polls have predicted a victory of Mahayuti in Maharashtra and a neck-and-neck fight between NDA and INDIA in Jharkhand.

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Exit polls accurately predicted the NDA's victory in Maharashtra but failed to gauge the scale of their win. Conversely, most polls incorrectly predicted an NDA victory in Jharkhand, where the Congress-JMM alliance is projected to win.

Led by the BJP, the NDA achieved a remarkable victory in Maharashtra’s Assembly elections, while the INDIA bloc successfully retained its hold in Jharkhand. As political dynamics shift, what does this mean for the future of governance in these states?

The JMM-led INDIA bloc is poised to form the next government in Jharkhand, having crossed the majority mark of 41 seats in the 2024 Assembly elections. Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife, Kalpana Soren,