The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance on Saturday secured a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election.

The MVA, consisting of the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) and the Mahayuti, which includes the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, both alliances believe they will secure enough seats to form the next go

In a closely contested battle in the Karjat Jamkhed constituency, Rohit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharad Pawar faction (NCP-SP) emerged victorious, securing 127,676 votes. He defeated Professor Ram Shankar Shinde of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who garnered 126,433 votes. Pawar won by a narrow margin of 1,243 votes.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state

Maharashtra Assembly Election Result-2024: Counting begins at 8 AMVisuals from various counting centres in Maharashtra on Saturday morning showed teams of Election officials gearing up for the counting of the votes for the 288 assembly seats that went to the polls on November 20.