Counting of votes in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections will start from 8 am on Saturday (23 November). Voting was held on all 288 seats in Maharashtra in one phase. Whereas in Jharkhand, which has 81 seats, voting was held in two phases. The results of both the states are coming together.
Exit poll figures came out before the election results in Jharkhand and Maharashtra. Most of the exit polls are in favor of forming NDA government in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. While some exit polls are also showing the possibility of a hung government in Jharkhand and a Mahavikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra.
How were the results in 2019?
There are 288 seats in Maharashtra. 145 seats are needed for majority. BJP had won 105 seats in Maharashtra in the 2019 assembly elections. While Shiv Sena got 56 seats, NCP got 54 seats and Congress got 44 seats. At that time Shiv Sena and NCP were not divided into two groups. In 2019, Shiv Sena and BJP had contested elections together in the state. Whereas NCP and Congress were in the election field together. Shiv Sena-BJP alliance got majority. But both had separated regarding the CM face. After this, Uddhav Thackeray formed the government with the support of Congress and NCP. However, this government lasted for 2.5 years. Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde had rebelled with 40 MLAs and came to power with the support of BJP. Later NCP also divided into two groups. Ajit Pawar camp joined the Shinde-BJP government.
Voting for Jharkhand elections in 2019 took place on 30 November and the results came on 20 December. In Jharkhand which has 81 seats, 42 seats are required for majority. In the last election, Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha alliance had won this election. Then JMM had won 30 seats, while BJP had won 25 seats and Congress had won 16 seats.
Which party is in which alliance in Jharkhand?
In Jharkhand, BJP is contesting on 68 seats, AJSU on 10, JDU on 2 and LJP-1 in NDM. At the same time, in INDIA alliance, JMM is contesting on 43 seats, Congress on 30, RJD on 6 and Left parties are contesting on 3 seats.
Which party is in which alliance in Maharashtra?
BJP, which is part of the Grand Alliance, has fielded its candidates on 149 seats, Shiv Sena on 81 seats and Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded its candidates on 59 seats. Congress, which is part of the opposition alliance MVA, has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (Ubhatha) 95 and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) 86 candidates. Small parties including Raj Thackeray's MNS, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), SP and AIMIM are also in the fray. BSP has fielded 237 candidates and AIMIM has fielded 17 candidates in the elections on 288 seats in the state.
Jharkhand Assembly Election: Exit Poll 2024
Total seats- 81, majority- 42
| agency | BJP alliance | congress alliance | Other |
| Axis My India | 25 | 53 | 3 |
| Matrix | 42-47 | 25-30 | 1-4 |
| People Pulse | 44-53 | 25-37 | 5-9 |
| Times Now JVC | 40-44 | 30-40 | 1-1 |
| C Voters | 36 | 26 | 19 |
| Chanakya | 45-50 | 35-38 | 03-05 |
| Bhaskar Reporters Poll | 37-40 | 36-39 | 0-2 |
maharashtra assembly elections exit poll
Total seats – 288, for majority – 145
| agency | BJP alliance | congress alliance | Other |
| People's Pulse | 175-195 | 85-112 | 7-12 |
| Chanakya Strategies | 152-160 | 130-138 | 8-10 |
| P marq | 137-157 | 126-146 | 2-8 |
| News 18- Matrix | 150-170 | 110-130 | 8-10 |
| Poll Diary | 122-186 | 69-121 | 12-29 |
| Bhaskar Reports Poll | 125-140 | 135-150 | 20-25 |
| electoral age | 118 | 150 | 20 |
| Republic | 137-157 | 126-146 | 2-8 |
| democracy marathi rudra | 128-142 | 125-140 | 18-23 |
| SS Group | 127-135 | 147-155 | 10-13 |
