Maharashtra results: NDA leads comfortably in 229 seats - show 4 pm trends

At 9 am, counting trends showed the Mahayuti-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leading on more than 229 of the 288 seats. Meanwhile, the Opposition was ahead on 59 seats

The ruling Mahayuti alliance versus the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance are at odds as key results of Maharashtra Assembly elections unfold with counting votes underway on Saturday.

 

Mahayuti, consisting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), seeks to return to power by defeating the Opposition coalition of the Congress, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena. 

Who is leading in Maharashtra?

The 12 noon counting trends showed that the Mahayuti-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was ahead on more than 229 of the 288 seats. Meanwhile, the Opposition was ahead on 54 seats. Others are ahead on 10 seats, the 11 am data showed. 

 

At least two exit polls had predicted a comfortable victory for the Mahayuti alliance. 

So far, the parties have won the following number of seats:

Party	Won
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	18
Shiv Sena (SHS)	13
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	11
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) - SHSUBT	1
Indian National Congress (INC)	1
Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCPSP)	3

  The counting of votes typically begins with the postal ballots. These are followed by the counting of electronic voting machines. The postal ballot system is a form of early or remote voting technique, which is available to eligible voters who cannot be present on the official voting day.  Currently, the BJP is leading with 112 seats out of 130. SHS is leading with 42 seats, while NCP is ahead with 29 seats. SHSUBT is leading with 19 seats, INC with 17 seats, and NCPSP with 9 seats.