Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Election Commission starts counting at 08.00; NDA vs INDIA in Maharashtra, Jharkhand
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Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Election Commission starts counting at 08.00; NDA vs INDIA in Maharashtra, Jharkhand

Election Results 2024 Live Updates: The Election Commission of India is all set to begin the counting of votes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections on November 23. Maharashtra has 288 seats while Jharkhand has 81 seats. Maharashtra voted in a single phase on November 20. Jharkhand voted in two phases – November 13 and 20.

The vote count begins at 8.00 am.

Mahayuti vs MVA in Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance vied to retain power, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) aims to wrest control from the ruling alliance in the state.

Mahayuti consists of 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 Elections 2019?

In the 2019 assembly elections, the BJP-Shiv Sena (undivided) won the majority. The alliance did not last long, and the Shiv Sena pulled out, unleashing political unrest in the state. The state has seen 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 only 9 of the 28 seats it contested, compared to 23 of the 25 seats it contested in the 2019 general election.

What did the Maharashtra exit polls predict?

Most exit poll results gave Mahayuti an edge in Maharashtra. The exit poll conducted by People’s Pulse gave Mahayuti 175-195 seats and MVA only 85-112 seats. But the survey conducted by Electoral Edge predicted MVA’s victory by 150 seats, giving 121 seats to the BJP-led Mahayuti. Lokshahi Rudra has predicted a close fight between Mahayuti and MVA.

Who will win 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). INDIA Bloc allies in Jharkhand include JMM, Congress, CPI(ML)L and RJD. NDA includes BJP, AJSUP, JD(U) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).

What did the Jharkhand final examinations predict?

The Matrize Exit poll predicted 42-47 seats for NDA and 25-30 seats for INDIA bloc. On the contrary, Axis My India predicted INDIA bloc’s victory with 45 percent vote share in Jharkhand. The pollster predicted 37 percent vote share for the NDA. Dainik Bhaskar predicted a hung assembly in Jharkhand.

In the 2019 parliamentary elections, the JMM emerged as the largest party with 30 seats, while the BJP won 25 seats. Congress won 16 seats. The JMM formed a government with the support of the Congress and the RJD.

Stay tuned here LIVE for all the latest updates related to Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024.

23 Nov 2024, 06:51:35 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Watch – Outside footage from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha office in Ranchi

Election results 2024 live: external images from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s (JMM’s) office in Ranchi

23 Nov 2024, 06:43:14 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Mahayuti Vs MVA in Maharashtra

Election Results 2024 Live: The contest in Maharashtra is bipolar between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). In Jharkhand, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led INDIA bloc is pitted against the Bhartiya Janata Party’s National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

23 Nov 2024, 06:15:08 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Axis My India predicted JMM-led INDIA bloc to win Jharkhand

Election Results 2024 Live: Pradeep Gupta’s Axis My India has predicted a lead for the JMM-led INDIA bloc in the state winning 53 seats. The BJP-led NDA alliance is predicted to win 25 seats, according to the exit poll.

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23 Nov 2024, 05:59:57 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Pradeep Gupta’s Axis My India predicts sweep for Mahayuti in Maharashtra

Election Results 2024 Live: Pradeep Gupta-led Axis My India has predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge as the single largest party in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections.

On 21 November, poll results for the 288-seat state assembly elections were released, with Mahayuti emerging as the winner with 178 to 200 seats and a vote share of 48 percent. While Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is likely to get 82 to 102 seats and 37 percent vote share.

23 Nov 2024, 05:39:38 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Mahayuti to dominate Maharashtra, neck-and-neck contest in Jharkhand, exit polls predicted

Election Results 2024 Live: The exit polls published on November 20 predicted a Mahayuti return in Maharashtra. The results predicted a close fight between NDA and INDIA in Jharkhand. Remember that exit polls have not always been accurate.

23 Nov 2024, 05:31:21 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Mahayuti, MVA in touch with independents

Election results 2024 live: The ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi have started reaching out to independent and rebel candidates ahead of the November 23 vote count. The alliances may need these candidates if they fail to pass the halfway mark in the 288-member House. The majority mark in Maharashtra is 145.

Reports indicated that hotels have been booked and helicopters have been kept ready, perhaps, to ferry the winning independents, should the need arise.

23 Nov 2024, 04:58:42 IST

Election results 2024 Live: The Electoral Commission ready for vote counting today

Election Results 2024 Live: The Election Commission of India is all set to start counting votes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections today, November 23.

Maharashtra has 288 seats while Jharkhand has 81 seats. Maharashtra voted in a single phase on November 20. Jharkhand voted in two phases – November 13 and 20.

23 Nov 2024, 04:53:21 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: JMM-led alliance seeks second term in Jharkhand

Election Results 2024 Live: The Hemant Soren-led JMM alliance government seeks a second term in Jharkhand. Polling was held in Jharkhand in two phases – November 13 and 20.

23 Nov 2024, 04:12:37 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Counting of votes in NDA vs INDIA showdown in Maharashtra, Jharkhand today

Election Results 2024 Live: The stage is set for the counting of votes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections today, November 23. Maharashtra has 288 seats while Jharkhand has 81 seats. Maharashtra voted in a single phase on November 20. Jharkhand voted in two phases – November 13 and 20.

23 Nov 2024, 04:09:15 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: Who contested how many seats in Maharashtra?

Election results 2024 live: In Mahayuti, BJP contested on 148 seats, Shiv Sena on 80 seats and Ajit Pawar-led NCP on 53 seats in Maharashtra. The rest of the seats went to smaller alliance partners. In MVA, Congress has fielded 103 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 89, and NCP (SP) has fielded 87 candidates. The remaining seats were allocated to smaller parties.

23 Nov 2024, 04:05:44 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: What did the exit poll predict for Maharashtra?

Election Results 2024 Live: Most of the exit results gave an advantage to Mahyuti in Maharashtra. The exit poll conducted by People’s Pulse gave Mahayuti 175-195 seats and MVA only 85-112 seats. But the survey conducted by Electoral Edge predicted MVA’s victory by 150 seats, giving 121 seats to the BJP-led Mahayuti. Lokshahi Rudra has predicted a close fight between Mahayuti and MVA.

23 Nov 2024, 04:05:44 IST

Election Results 2024 Live: When Will Maharashtra, Jharkhand Winner Be Announced?

Maharashtra and Jharkhand election result 2024 will be declared officially on Saturday 23 November. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 23. The trends of early election results will start coming in as soon as the counting of votes begins. But should we trust the early trends? Here is what the Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said earlier.