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Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results: The BJP-led Mahayuti is poised to sweep Maharashtra, while the Congress-led INDIA bloc is leading in Jharkhand as counting of votes for the assembly elections in both states continues. Maharashtra went to polls on November 20, while Jharkhand voted in two phases on November 13 and 20.
In Maharashtra, the BJP is leading in 129 seats, with its Mahayuti allies Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) ahead in 55 and 40 seats, respectively. The Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) are struggling to make an impact, leading in 20 and 19 seats, respectively, while the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) is ahead in just 12 constituencies.
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Key battles in Maharashtra include Ajit Pawar, who is leading his relative Yugendra Shrinivas Pawar. Devendra Fadnavis is maintaining a comfortable lead in Nagpur South West, solidifying his position as the frontrunner for the chief ministerโs post. In Worli, Aaditya Thackeray has consolidated his lead over Shiv Senaโs Milind Deora.
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In Jharkhand, the Congress-led INDIA bloc is performing strongly. The JMM, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, is ahead in 33 seats, while the Congress is leading in 16 and the RJD in five. The BJP, despite its aggressive campaign, is trailing with leads in just 22 seats, and smaller NDA allies, including Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), and JDU, are ahead in just one seat each.
Results for bypolls in 15 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Kerala, will also be declared today.
Below are the updates:
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In a major setback to the ruling #BJP in Madhya Pradesh, party candidate and state Forest Minister #RamniwasRawat lost to his Congress rival #MukeshMalhotra by more than 7,000 votes on Saturday in the Vijaypur bypoll.https://t.co/Ga7I3qucFg#politics #TheStatesman
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
Jharkhand CM #HemantSoren shared heartwarming pictures with his two sons on his social media, calling them his "strength" after a historic win in the Jharkhand Assembly elections. The image of Soren hugging his sons has gone viral across platforms. #JharkhandElectionsโฆ pic.twitter.com/krN5BfZhKS
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
Congress leader and candidate from Wayanad parliamentary constituency, #PriyankaGandhiVadra, met party national president #MallikarjunKharge in Delhi.#PriyankaGandhi #WayanadBypolls #politics #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/HusfwY0FNY
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UP Chief Minister #YogiAdityanath tweets, "The victory of the BJP-NDA in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly by-elections is a testament to the people's unwavering faith.."@myogiadityanath | #UttarPradeshBypolls #UttarPradesh #BJP #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/8HkCCt3qL3
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
#MaharashtraElection2024 | As per the latest trend by #ElectionCommission, Mahayuti leads with 225 seats.#MaharashtraElectionResults #ElectionResults #politics #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/Oy7WYUrPAj
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
General Secretary of JMM, Supriyo Bhattacharya says, โI am delighted that we are moving forward on the issues we had taken upโฆThere is only one slogan, 'Ek hi naara, Hemant dobara'โฆI will say this to the BJP let the local leaders stay in the local place. The outsiders (leaders) from Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Delhi, their infiltration should be stoppedโฆโ
Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Aaditya Thackeray leading over Shiv Sena's Milind Deora by a margin of 7707 votes after 14/17 rounds of counting in Worli Assembly constituency.
โMaharashtra elections were a fight about whether 'Vichaar ki virasat' or 'Parivar ki virasat' will get the public's mandate..,โ says BJP MP SudhanshuTrivedi.
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BJP leaders celebrate maharashtra lead with sweets at party headquarters.
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KALPANA MURMU SOREN leading with a narrow margin of 308 votes against BJP's Muniya Devi in Gandey.
Maharashtra CM eknathshinde thanks voters and workers as mahayuti secures landslide victory to form government.
https://twitter.com/TheStatesmanLtd/status/1860219961303793805
Laddus being distributed at the residence of Shiv Sena MP shrikantshinde in Thane as mahayuti is all set to form the Government in the state once again, as per official eci trends.
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Maharashtra Deputy CM devendrafadnavis monitors counting at his residence during election results.
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#MaharashtraElectionResults | As per official #ECI trends, Mahayuti is leading on 215 of the 288 seats in the state.#MaharashtraAssemblyElections2024 #ElectionResults #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/1NHUidvQjN
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
BREAKING: Aditya Thackeray trailing in Worli. Shiv Sena's Milind Deora is leading from the constituency by a narrow margin of 597 votes.
Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi leading, NCP's Nawab malik trailing in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly constituency in Maharashtra
With ajitpawar leading by 15,382 votes according to the latest ec trends, his supporters in baramati celebrate with firecrackers.
https://twitter.com/TheStatesmanLtd/status/1860198696551592372
Champai Soren leads from Seraikella constituency.
#JharkhandElection2024 | Champai Soren leads from Seraikella constituency.#JharkhandElections #ElectionResults #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/rb3s1yNToP
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
#MaharashtraElections2024 | Mahayuti has crossed the majority mark of 145 seats in the state. #MaharashtraElectionResult #Maharashtra #Election2024 #politics #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/ZU5szeTzWe
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
#JharkhandAssemblyElections | As per the latest trend by #ElectionCommission, India Alliance leads with 50 seats #JharkhandElectionresults #ElectionResults #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/vGKRaczErN
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
Shiv Sena and Maha Yuti candidate shainanc trails form Mumbadevi constituency, as per ECI.
#MaharashtraAssemblyElections2024 | Shiv Sena and Maha Yuti candidate #ShainaNC trails form Mumbadevi constituency, as per ECI.#MaharashtraElections2024 #Election2024 #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/Jovxd5mscA
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
BJP leader tarunchugh is confident that the bjp alliance will win over 200 seats in maharashtra and secure a majority in jharkhand.
https://twitter.com/TheStatesmanLtd/status/1860189875531821347
JMM lead the INDIA bloc's turnaround in Jharkhand as the grand alliance crosses halfway mark.
#JharkhandAssemblyElections | As per the latest trend by #ElectionCommission, India Alliance leads with 49 seats #JharkhandElectionresults #ElectionResults #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/6ZRpNA6ggF
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
#JharkhandAssemblyElection2024 | Hemant Soren leads from Barhait, constituency.#JharkhandElections #ElectionResults #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/MwQwt85OVa
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
As Mahayuti has crossed the halfway mark in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut says, โThis cannot be the decision of the people of Maharashtra. We know what the people of Maharashtra wantโฆโ
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Mahayuti has crossed the majority mark of 145 seats in the state. (BJP 118, Shiv Sena 56, NCP 37) Maha Vikas Aghadi leading on 52 seats.
#MaharashtraAssemblyElections2024 | Mahayuti has crossed the majority mark of 145 seats in the state. (BJP 118, Shiv Sena 56, NCP 37)
Maha Vikas Aghadi leading on 52 seats. pic.twitter.com/utJX0NYDan
โ ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024
Jharkhand Election Results 2024: Congress-led Mahagathbandhan in lead, show early trends
According to the Election Commission of India data, the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is leading in 20 seats, while the Congress is ahead in 10 seats. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), also part of the Congress-led grand alliance, is leading in five seats.
Maharashtra Deputy CM devendrafadnavis leads from Nagpur South West constituency.
#MaharashtraAssemblyElections2024 | Maharashtra Deputy CM #DevendraFadnavis leads from Nagpur South West constituency.#MaharashtraElections2024 #Election2024 #politics #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/QUKyb8rwhg
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
Maharashtra CM eknathshinde leads from Kopri-Pachipakhadi constituency.
https://twitter.com/TheStatesmanLtd/status/1860180311906070962
Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: Initial trends by Election Commission: Mahagathbandhan leading on 15 seats (JMM 5, Congress 5, RJD 3, CPI(ML)(L) 2) NDA leading on 10 seats (BJP 7, AJSUP 3) JLKM leading on 1 Others and Independent on 1
#JharkhandAssemblyElection2024 | Initial trends by Election Commission:
Mahagathbandhan leading on 15 seats (JMM 5, Congress 5, RJD 3, CPI(ML)(L) 2)
NDA leading on 10 seats (BJP 7, AJSUP 3)
JLKM leading on 1
Others and Independent on 1 pic.twitter.com/VZxCrQNyyOโ ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024
Meanwhile, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading in Wayanad with 5,672 votes; CPI, and BJP candidates are trailing in 2nd, 3rd spots.
#WayanadBypolls : #PriyankaGandhiVadra leads with 5,672 votes; CPI, BJP candidates trail in 2nd, 3rd spots.#PriyankaGandhi #Election2024 #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/SW5CYvoL3v
โ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
โHemant Soren is on his way out and we will come back with a thumping majority.โ: bjp spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo.
https://twitter.com/TheStatesmanLtd/status/1860167950852063564
BREAKING NEWS: First official trend from Jharkhand is out. The Congress and CPI (ML) (L) are leading on one seat each.
More trends from Maharashtra: Shiv Sena, NCP and BJP of the Mahayuti lead. Sharad Pawar led NCP-SCP of the Maha Vikas Aghadi leading on 2 seats.
#MaharashtraElection2024 | Initial trends by #ECI come in. Shiv Sena, NCP and BJP of the Mahayuti lead.
Sharad Pawar led NCP-SCP of the Maha Vikas Aghadi leading on 2 seat.#BJP #politics #Election2024 #TheStatesman pic.twitter.com/Ka67QW1vQEโ The Statesman (@TheStatesmanLtd) November 23, 2024
BREAKING! The first official trends show Mahayuti leading on four seats in Maharashtra. According to the Election Commission, Shiv Sena is leading on two, BJP and NCP on one each.
#BREAKING! First official trends are out. Shinde Sena and NCP of Ajit Pawar lead on 3 seats each, while BJP and NCP-Sharad Pawar lead on one each. #MaharashtraElection2024 #JharkhandAssemblyElection2024 @TheStatesmanLtd pic.twitter.com/it7zCVZdV2
โ Shashikant Sharma (@MarwariPatrakar) November 23, 2024
According to unofficial early trends, the BJP-led coalition has taken the lead in both states. But this is very early as it is based on counting of postal votes.
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, โIn both the places, NDA is going to form its government under the leadership of PM ModiโฆExits polls have already come and in a short while, exact polls are also going to come and NDA is going to winโฆ The way questions are being raised on EVM even before the results are announced, it is clear that they (INDIA alliance) have already started worrying about their defeatโฆโ
#WATCH | On counting for #JharkhandElection2024 and #MaharashtraElection2024, BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, "In both the places, NDA is going to form its government under the leadership of PM ModiโฆExits polls have already come and in a short while, exactโฆ pic.twitter.com/fNEgjA4upU
โ ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024
#WATCH | Jharkhand | Counting of votes for #JharkhandElection2024 has started at a counting centre in Ranchi
Visuals from outside the counting centre pic.twitter.com/ojsIo3R5pD
โ ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024
Counting of postal ballots for maharashtraelection2024 begins. Visuals from the strong room of a counting centre in Satara.
#WATCH | Counting of postal ballots for #MaharashtraElection2024 begins. Visuals from the strong room of a counting centre in Satara. pic.twitter.com/YczP59VUP2
โ ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024
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