Even before the results of Maharashtra Assembly, while Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Mahayuti have started claiming their respective victories, internal conflict has also started between the two alliances regarding the post of CM. Now before the results, Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena has claimed that it is going to get majority.
Everyone will sit together and choose CM: Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said, 'The results will come tomorrow. We are sure that we are going to get the majority. Our 160-165 MLAs will be elected. The 'Khokha vendors' will put pressure on them, so we have made arrangements for them to stay together in a hotel. Sharad Pawar, Congress and Uddhav Thackeray will have to play a role (in choosing the face of the Chief Minister). MVA will get absolute majority and we will take decisions unanimously. No formula has been made yet, everyone will sit together and choose the CM.
Corruption and Adani's government is about to end: Chaturvedi
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi said, 'The people of Maharashtra are going to free them (Mahayuti) for the next 25 years. Loot, corruption and Adani's government is about to end. We will get majority and serve the people for five years. They are booking helicopters because they know that when these people lose, people will ask them questions and they will need to flee.
65.11 percent voting in Maharashtra
The bumper voting during the assembly elections in Maharashtra on Wednesday broke the record of three decades. According to the Election Commission, 65.11 percent voting took place in 288 assembly seats in the state, which is the highest in the last 30 years. Earlier in the 1995 assembly elections, Maharashtra had recorded 71.7 percent voting.
A look at the 2019 elections
In Maharashtra, 61.44 percent votes were cast in the 2019 assembly elections. Even in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, voting was 61.33 percent. Rural areas, which are known for higher participation in elections, remained at the forefront this time too. The highest voting percentage of 84.79 percent was recorded in Karveer constituency of Kolhapur. 73.68 percent voting took place in Gadchiroli district. In contrast, urban centers like Mumbai witnessed 52.07 per cent voting, while Mumbai suburban witnessed 55.77 per cent and Thane 56.05 per cent.
