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 9:04 AM IST
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.
- 23 Nov 2024 8:47 AM IST
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.
- 23 Nov 2024 8:23 AM IST
BJP, Left take lead in Kerala
Bypolls: In Kerala, LDF leads in Chelakkara and BJP leads in Palakkad
- 23 Nov 2024 8:13 AM IST
Postal/home votes being counted and reports say NDA has the edge in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand
- 23 Nov 2024 8:07 AM IST
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.
- 23 Nov 2024 6:49 AM IST
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).
