Elections LIVE | Maharashtra votes in Mahayuti again, Jharkhand retains INDIA bloc
Close race in Jharkhand
Maharashtra: The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance leading in 69 of the 288 seats the Maha Vikas Aghadi in 20
Jharkhand, NDA is ahead in 30 seats, and INDIA Bloc in 25.
NDA widens lead in Maharashtra, Jharkhand
Maharashtra: The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance leading in 69 of the 288 seats the Maha Vikas Aghadi in 20
Jharkhand, NDA is ahead in 25 seats, and INDIA Bloc in 12.
BJP, Left take lead in Kerala
Bypolls: In Kerala, LDF leads in Chelakkara and BJP leads in Palakkad
Postal/home votes being counted and reports say NDA has the edge in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand
Postal votes being counted first
Counting of votes in the Maharashtra assembly elections began Saturday morning, with all eyes on the outcome of the battle between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, which is seeking to make a comeback.
The counting of votes commenced at 8 am in all the counting centres in the state, an election official said.
At the counting centres, officials first began verifying and counting the postal ballots, with the counting of EVM votes scheduled to start at 8.30 am. There will be a minimum of 20 rounds of counting in each assembly segment, an official said.
Bypoll counting also today
The counting of votes for byelections will begin at 8 am. Bypolls were held in 48 assembly seats across 14 states - Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Plus, two Lok Sabha seats, Wayanad (Kerala) and Nanded (Maharashtra).