Maharashtra exit polls: Multiple exit poll surveys have forecast a big win for the ruling Mahayuti alliance, a coalition of Shiv Sena, the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Pradeep Gupta's Axis My India is set to release the findings of its exit polls shortly. The Mahayuti alliance fought the MVA alliance in a heated electoral contest in Maharashtra. In the seat distribution, BJP is running for 149 seats, Shiv Sena for 81, and Ajit Pawar's NCP for 59. On the MVA side, Congress has 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP) 86. The total electoral base in Maharashtra comprises 97.02 million voters. Opposition parties have criticized the BJP for allegedly using religiously divisive campaign slogans like "Batenge toh katenge" and "Ek hai toh safe hai." NCP leader Ajit Pawar, despite being a Mahayuti ally, has separated himself from these slogans.
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Earlier today, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed confidence that the Mahayuti government will bag a decisive victory, claiming that people will vote for development and work done by his dispensation. Shinde is seeking his re-election from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency in Thane.
Opposition parties have criticized the BJP for allegedly using religiously divisive campaign slogans like "Batenge toh katenge" and "Ek hai toh safe hai." NCP leader Ajit Pawar, despite being a Mahayuti ally, has separated himself from these slogans.
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