Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren (3rd from right), his wife and JMM leader Kalpana Soren (4th right) celebrate with family members after the victory of JMM-led INDIA bloc in the Jharkhand Assembly elections, in Ranchi, on Saturday (November 23). Photo: X/@HemantSorenJMM
Elections LIVE | Maharashtra votes in Mahayuti again, Jharkhand retains INDIA bloc
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Few predicted it, and in an election that was supposed to be close, the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is headed for a landslide win in Maharashtra, bagging over 200 seats. In Jharkhand again, the outcome has not gone as per the script, with INDIA Bloc making a stunning comeback, in a late swing of seats.
As per the latest updates, the BJP-led alliance is winning in 225 seats, with the Maha Vikas Aghadi tottering at 55. In Jharkhand, INDIA Bloc is ahead in 51 seats, and NDA in 29.
Here are the bypoll updates from across states:
Kerala: Congress leads in Palakkad and Wayanad (LS); Left in Chelakkara
Karnataka: Congress leads in all three seats
Uttar Pradesh: BJP leads in six seats; SP 3
Punjab: AAP leads in 2 seats; Congress 2
Rajasthan: Congress, BJP and Bharat Adivasi Party lead in two seats each
West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leads in all six Assembly seats
Bihar: NDA leads in two seats.
Uttarakhand: BJP leads
With a dramatic change in its political dynamics over the last two and a half years following a split in the regional forces like Shiv Sena and NCP, Maharashtra witnessed an intense battle between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) grouping. The Mahayuti comprises the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde), and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, while the MVA has Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP) as its constituents.
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Jharkhand witnessed a fierce electoral battle between the ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led NDA, with the former seeking to retain power and the latter attempting to wrest it from the ruling dispensation.The NDA attacked the JMM-led coalition over corruption and infiltration, criticising ruling party leaders, including the chief minister, who is out on bail. Hemant Soren hit out at the saffron camp, alleging that the Opposition party spent over Rs 500 crore on "malicious campaigns" against him.
Also read: BJP’s aggression over ‘infiltrators’ undercuts JMM in key tribal hubs
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Live Updates
- 23 Nov 2024 12:28 PM IST
Jharkhand | People have chosen path of development: Kalpana Soren as JMM takes lead
"Counting is still underway. When we have waited so far, let's wait for a few more hours. I think it will be too early to say anything now. So, let's wait...Everyone has waited for 23rd November. I think we should wait for 2-3 more hours...People of Jharkhand have chosen the path to development. Women are winning this time," says JMM candidate from Gandey Kalpana Soren.
- 23 Nov 2024 12:21 PM IST
#WATCH | Mumbai | The sounds of dhols reverberate outside the residence of BJP leader & Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis as Mahayuti is all set to form the government in the state pic.twitter.com/vdxAp657cS
— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024 - 23 Nov 2024 12:08 PM IST
EVM is fine here, Sanjay Raut a joker: Shehzad Poonawalla
Sanjay Raut is a person suffering from mental bankruptcy, no one takes him seriously in Maharashtra. Many times, he is also called a joker and today he is talking like a joker. The results in Wayanad are fine, INDIA alliance feels that they will win in Jharkhand, EVM is fine there, EVM was fine in Jammu and Kashmir. EVM was wrong in Haryana and in Maharashtra...Whenever they lose the election, or whenever they lose the case in the court, they start abusing the court, EVM, the Election Commission and raising questions on constitutional institutions: BJP National spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut's statement.
