LIVE Maharashtra Election Results 2024: Maha Vikas Aghadi or Mahayuti? The Answer Awaits! Welcome to ABP Live’s LIVE Blog on the Maharashtra 2024 Assembly Election Results! The much-anticipated counting of votes begins today at 8 am, starting with postal ballots as per the procedure. Stay tuned as we bring you real-time updates, on-ground developments, emerging trends, and discussions surrounding the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Will the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) retain power, or will Mahayuti emerge victorious? Stay with ABP Live for unparalleled coverage and insights into this electoral battle.
The 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly requires any party or alliance to secure at least 145 seats to form the government. To ensure smooth counting, 288 counting centres have been established, including one for the Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll. Each assembly constituency is assigned a dedicated counting observer, with two additional observers monitoring the Nanded bypoll.
With a substantial increase in postal ballots this year, authorities have arranged 1,732 tables for their counting and an additional 592 for the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System.
Major Alliances & Contestants
The electoral battle is fierce, with the Mahayuti alliance and the MVA combined leading the fray:
Mahayuti Alliance:
– BJP: 149 seats
– Shiv Sena (Shinde faction): 81 seats
– NCP (Ajit Pawar faction): 59 seats
MVA Combine:
– Congress: 101 seats
– Shiv Sena (UBT): 95 seats
– NCP (Sharad Pawar faction): 86 seats
Other notable participants include the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), fielding 237 candidates, and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), contesting 17 seats.
This election saw a 28% rise in the number of candidates compared to 2019, with 4,136 individuals contesting versus 3,239 previously. Among these, 2,086 are independents. The contest has also seen a surge in rebel candidates, with over 150 constituencies witnessing party dissidents running against official nominees of the Mahayuti and MVA.
The final voter turnout in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, held on November 20, 2024, stood at 66.05%, a significant rise from 61.1% in 2019.
