Maharashtra exit poll updates: Advantage Mahayuti; some pollsters predict hung Assembly
Maharashtra exit poll results 2024: A voting percentage of 58.22% was recorded till 5 pm in Maharashtra assembly elections.Catch all the updates related to the Maharashtra Assembly elections here
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a public meeting ahead of the state Assembly elections, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo: PTI)
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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Following Election Commission of India regulations, exit poll data is only released after voting concludes across all phases, preventing any potential influence on remaining voters.
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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Maharashtra Assembly elections: 58.43% voter turnout registered in polls
A total of 58.43% of voters participated in the Maharashtra assembly elections on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra Assembly elections LIVE: Mahayuti to retain Maharashtra, predict exit polls
Most pollsters have predicted a clear victory for the BJP-Shiv Sena while a few have predicted a hung Assembly.
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Maharashtra exit polls live: BJP-Shiv Sena set to retain power in Maharashtra, says News24-Today
News24-Today’s Chanakya predicts sweep for Mahayuti
-Mahayuti alliance: 152-160 seats
-MVA coalition: 130-138 seats
-Others: 6-8 seats
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Maharashtra Assembly elections: 'Exit polls not reflecting reality,' says Congress leader
The exit polls for Maharashtra were not reflecting the reality, Congress in-charge for Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala asserted.
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Maharashtra exit polls live: Here are the predictions by various pollsters
Maharashtra exit polls
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Maharashtra exit polls live: Mahayuti to coast to victory, says Times Now-JVC
The Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) are set to retain power, the Times Now-JVC exit poll predicted.
-BJP+: 150-167
-Congress+: 107-125
-Others: 13-14
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Exit polls not credible, says Congress spokesperson
The party has rejected the projections of exit polls on the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Most of the surveys are predicting a victory for the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena coalition. “We are not taking part in the exit polls. We trust only exact polls. Maha Vikas Aghadi will get comfortable majority to form the government,” Atul Londhe, the chief spokesperson of Maharashtra Congress, said.
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MVA has the edge over BJP-Shiv Sena, says Dainik Bhaskar
Dainik Bhaskar has predicted a close contest in Maharashtra. The pollster gave 125-140 seats for BJP+ and 135-150 seats for MVA.
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Maharashtra exit polls live: Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra moving towards victory, says BJP
"The Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections have concluded today. We are sure that NDA in Jharkhand and Mahayuti in Maharashtra are moving towards victory. In the UP bye-elections on 9 seats, BJP will receive a huge mandate," BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said today.
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Maharashtra exit polls live: Voting percentage up this, BJP will reap benefit, says Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis asserted that the voting percentage has picked up this time and the BJP will reap its benefit, amid exit poll projections predicting a victory for the Mahayuti alliance.
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Maharashtra Assembly elections LIVE: Tight race between Mahayuti, MVA, says Lokshahi Marathi-Rudra
Lokshahi Marathi-Rudra exit poll projections for Maharashtra:
-BJP+ShivSena: 128-142
-Congress: 125-140
-Others: 18-23
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Maharashtra exit polls: BJP-Shiv Sena to win 152-160 seats, 130-138 For MVA
The Mahayuti alliance is expected to win 152-160 seats, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi is seen getting 130-138 seats, according to Chanakya Strategies.
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Maharashtra exit poll results LIVE: BJP-Shiv Sena to retain power, says P-Marq
According to P-Marq, the Mahayuti alliance is set to win 137-157 seats, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is projected to bag 126-146 seats.
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Exit poll results LIVE: Mahayuti cruising to big win, says Matrize survey
Matrize is predicting 150-170 seats for the Mahayuti alliance, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is projected to bag 110-130 seats
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Exit Poll results: Ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance set to retain power in Maharashtra, says Peoples Pulse survey
-Majority Mark: 145/288
-Mahayuti: 182 (175-195)
-MVA:* 97 (85-112)
Topics : Eknath Shinde Assembly elections BJP Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray NCP Sharad Pawar exit polls
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First Published: Nov 20 2024 | 5:02 PM IST
