Assembly Election 2024 Result: The results of the fierce election battle in Maharashtra will be known tomorrow with leaders of the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) expressing confidence of their victory. Arrangements are also being made for the counting of votes for the Jharkhand Assembly elections and by-elections for 48 assembly and two Lok Sabha seats in 15 states.
Counting of votes will start from 8 am and trends are expected to emerge in Maharashtra and Jharkhand in the next two hours.
In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, is locked in a fierce contest with the MVA, comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP).
Voting for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly took place on Wednesday, with the state recording 66.05 per cent turnout, compared to around 61 per cent in the 2019 assembly elections.
Both Mahayuti and MVA leaders are interpreting the increased voting percentage as a sign of greater support for them. State Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam appreciated the efforts to increase voter participation.
“The Election Commission of India devoted a lot of care, attention and time to Maharashtra this time. Every strategy was conceptualized and implemented with high precision.
This also resulted in a large number of names being added to the electoral rolls between the parliamentary elections and the current election. Efforts were made to make voting easier, especially in a place like Mumbai, where we had some problems during the Parliament elections, but this time everyone appreciated the arrangements,” he said.
“So, so much work has been done. The Election Commission thanks all the voters who came to vote that day to ensure that history is created… We have increased by 5 per cent. We thank all those Want to thank He said, “Around 6 lakh officers and staff are putting in their best efforts to welcome the voters and ensure that they cast their vote smoothly.”
In the grand alliance, BJP is contesting the highest number of 148 seats, followed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on 80 seats and NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on 52 seats. There are six more seats where Mahayuti candidates are in the fray.
In MVA, Congress is contesting on 102 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) on 96 seats and NCP (SP) on 86 seats. Samajwadi Party is contesting on two seats and smaller MVA allies are contesting on two seats.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi expressed confidence in the MVA regaining power in Maharashtra. “The people of Maharashtra are going to free them (Mahayuti) for the next 25 years. Loot, corruption and Adani’s government is going to end. We will get majority. They are booking helicopters because they know people will question them. Will ask.” , and they need to escape,” she told ANI.
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav also expressed confidence of MVA’s victory. “The grand alliance will form the government. We are going to win with majority…the result will be in our favor…the name of the CM will be announced after the results. There is no competition in the alliance…we will get above 200 seats. ”
Most exit polls have predicted a victory for Mahayuti, while some have suggested that it is a tight contest between the two alliances.
BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh said the India block will be “wiped out” in the results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. He said, “Those who are blaming EVMs for their defeat, when they won elections in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana, EVMs were right. Just as people rejected Congress in Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana, Similarly, the Congress-led alliance will lose in Maharashtra also.” Chugh told ANI, “It will be wiped out, people will give a befitting reply to the corrupt, family-oriented parties.” PM Modi’s government, which works for the poor, women and youth, will get the blessings of the people.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said that MVA will get 160-165 seats. “The results will come tomorrow. We are sure that we are going to get majority. Our 160-165 MLAs will be elected… ‘Khokha walas’ will put pressure on them, so we have made an arrangement for them.” Stay together in a hotel… Sharad Pawar, Congress and Uddhav Thackeray will have a role (in choosing the CM face)… 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,” he said. This is the first election after the split between NCP and Shiv Sena.
In the 2019 elections, BJP won 105 seats, undivided Shiv Sena 56, undivided NCP 54, Congress 44, Independents 13 and others 16 seats. The results will impact all the players, especially NCP and Shiv Sena.
Uddhav Thackeray lost his chief ministerial post in 2022 due to the split in his party and the party is keen to prove its point in the assembly elections. His chief rival Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also gained popularity due to the welfare measures introduced by the Mahayuti government and there seems to be a clash over who is the rightful heir to Balasaheb Thackeray’s legacy.
The NCP also faced divisions after Ajit Pawar joined the ruling coalition as deputy chief minister in July last year. His uncle Sharad Pawar, who now heads the NCP (SP), ran a tough campaign and was keen to see that his long legacy in politics was not tarnished. There is a lot at stake for the Congress in the Maharashtra Assembly elections after the party’s prospects deteriorated in the Haryana Assembly elections earlier this year. Earlier this year, BJP has formed the third consecutive government in Haryana.
Tomorrow, the results of Jharkhand Assembly elections and by-elections for 48 Assembly and two Lok Sabha seats will also be declared. In Jharkhand, while the ruling JMM-led alliance is relying on its work and promises, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is expected to get people’s support on its promises and the work of the central government.
In the campaign, BJP leaders targeted the JMM-led alliance over its performance and raised the issue of “infiltration” and tribal rights in the state. Voting took place in two phases – November 13 and November 20 – for 81 assembly seats in the state.
Exit poll predictions regarding Jharkhand are divided, with the majority saying that the BJP-led NDA will win the elections. The BJP-led alliance in Jharkhand includes All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), while the JMM-led alliance includes Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist). The leaders of the parties involved in both the alliances expressed confidence of their victory.
BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Babulal Marandi said that NDA will win more than 51 seats. “BJP workers have worked hard on the ground and based on the information received from them, I can say that the BJP-led NDA alliance will win more than 51 seats in the Jharkhand assembly elections,” he told ANI. Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir, who is the AICC in-charge of the state, said people have voted for the JMM-led alliance.
“BJP has hidden its face here after the first phase of elections… In the second phase they have worked to save face… People have voted for Hemant Soren government… We are going to win more than 50%. Have been.” Seats,” he said.
Congress leader Rajesh Thakur said that the truth will come out in the results and BJP’s claims will be proved wrong. “BJP is saying they will get 55 seats, last time they mentioned 65 seats. When someone contests an election, a party contests an election and all the feedback comes, they speak their mind. The results will come tomorrow and The truth will come out. We can say with the kind of mandate given by the people that we are going to form a strong government once again. We will also ensure to give (government) schemes to those who have been deprived. “Counting of votes will begin at 8 am and officials said all arrangements have been made for the process,” Thakur told ANI.
Ranchi Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Varun Ranjan said that the officials were given information regarding the vote counting process and do’s and don’ts. He said, “We have also told them about the scenarios like if there is data mismatch in the EVMs, if the data is not coming on the EVMs, what to do. They have also been told how to count the postal ballots. Go.”
There was 67.74 percent voting in the two-phase elections in Jharkhand. Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar on Thursday said that voting in the second phase of the state elections was 68.95 percent. “Strong rooms of all assembly constituencies have been sealed. Investigation has been done…no recommendation has been made for re-polling in any constituency,” he said.
“Combining both the phases, 67.74 per cent voting took place…the final voting percentage will be announced on the day of counting, which will also include postal ballot votes,” he told reporters. Chief Minister Hemant Singh is among the prominent candidates in the fray. Soren is also included. The second phase includes his wife Kalpana Soren and his sister-in-law Sita Soren from JMM. Prominent BJP leaders in the second phase include former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, Assembly Speaker Ravindra Nath Mahato (JMM), AJSU Party chief Sudesh Mahato and leaders. Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri.
A total of 528 candidates were in the fray in the second phase of Jharkhand elections, which included 55 women, one third gender candidate and 472 male candidates. The first phase of Jharkhand elections was held on 13 November in 43 out of 81 assembly seats. Among the constituent parties of the India Bloc, JMM is contesting on 43 seats, Congress on 30, RJD on six and CPI (ML) on four seats. BJP is contesting on 68 seats, AJSU on 10 seats, JDU on two seats and LJP on one seat.
In the last assembly elections, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha had won 30 seats, BJP 25 and Congress 16 seats. Apart from Uttar Pradesh, there was fierce competition in by-elections in many states too, where voting was held on nine assembly seats on Wednesday. By-elections were held on 48 assembly and two Lok Sabha seats in 15 states. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her election debut in Wayanad, Kerala. The by-elections were held in two phases.
The by-elections in Uttar Pradesh are crucial for the BJP and the Samajwadi Party as both the parties are aiming to make gains for the 2027 assembly elections. The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh suffered a setback in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year as it won 33 seats, while the Samajwadi Party won 37 seats. The Lok Sabha elections were fought jointly by the Congress and the Samajwadi Party and in the assembly elections the Samajwadi Party is supporting the Samajwadi Party.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath campaigned vigorously for the by-elections. Votes from Katehari, Karhal, Meerapur, Ghaziabad, Majhwan, Sisamau, Khair, Phulpur and Kundarki assembly constituencies will be counted. Five policemen from Uttar Pradesh were suspended by the Election Commission over complaints that they were preventing voters from voting in three constituencies, reports said.
The opposition SP accused the ruling BJP of misusing government machinery to prevent SP supporters, especially “burqa-clad women”, from casting their votes. The Channapatna by-election in Karnataka on November 13 saw a high profile contest between NDA candidates Nikhil Kumaraswamy and CP Yogeshwar. Nikhil Kumaraswamy is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
The Wayanad seat was vacated by Priyanka Gandhi’s brother Rahul Gandhi, who also won the Lok Sabha elections from the family stronghold of Rae Bareli. Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi campaigned vigorously in Wayanad. Apart from Uttar Pradesh, by-elections were held on seven assembly seats in Rajasthan, six in West Bengal, five in Assam, four each in Punjab and Bihar and three in Karnataka.
