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Maharashtra results: With majority assured, BJP to hold meet on Nov 25

This comes after the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra crossed the crucial majority mark

Maharashtra polls results: CM Eknath Shinde takes lead in Kopri-Pachpakhadi

Maharashtra Assembly results: Eknath Shinde, the sitting MLA and leader of his Shiv Sena faction, faces stiff competition from Kedar Dighe of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Independent candidate Manoj Shinde

Ahead of poll results, BJP Mumbai Secretary Sachin Shinde joins Shiv Sena

Maha Assembly poll results: BJP suffers blow ahead of Maharashtra poll results as Mumbai leader Sachin Shinde defects to Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT); Thackeray slams BJP over scams, cash row

Maharashtra poll results: Jayant Patil takes lead in Islampur constituency

Maharashtra Assembly elections results: Jayant Patil, representing Islampur since 2009, achieved a major victory in the 2019 Assembly elections with over 57% of the vote share

Maharashtra results: Fadnavis leads in Nagpur South West, show early trends

Maharashtra Assembly results: Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has represented Nagpur South West since 2009

Maharashtra election results: Zeeshan Siddique takes lead in Vandre East

Zeeshan Siddique faces a formidable opponent in Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Varun Satish Sardesai, setting up a closely watched political showdown in Vandre East

Maharashtra election results: Date, time & where to watch update on Nov 23

Maharashtra, which conducted single-phase Assembly elections for all 288 seats on November 20, is all set for poll results

Gas leak at fertiliser plant kills three in Maharashtra, nine hospitalised

Three persons, including two women, were killed and nine others hospitalised following a gas leak after a blast in a reactor at a fertiliser plant in Maharashtra's Sangli district, an official said on Friday. The incident took place around 6.30 pm on Thursday at the Myanmar Chemical Company in Shalgaon MIDC of Kadegaon tehsil in the district, he said. Police said a reactor at the fertiliser plant exploded releasing chemical fumes. Due to the gas leak, some 12 people in the unit were affected and taken to hospital. Of them, two women workers and a security guard have died. Nine others are being treated, said Sangram Shewale, senior inspector of Kadegaon police station. Sangli Superintendent of Police Sandip Ghuge said the gas is suspected to be ammonia. Seven of the injured persons have been admitted to Sahyadri Hospital in Karad and five of them are in the ICU, said another official. The two women who lost their lives have been identified as Suchita Uthale (50) of Yetgaon in Sang

Maharashtra exit polls: Axis My India predicts landslide win for Mahayuti

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised to dominate in Mumbai and across the state, albeit with a slim margin over the rival Maha Vikas Aghadi in terms of vote share, according to Axis My India

Exit Poll 2024: BJP-led NDA’s edge in Maharashtra and Jharkhand

Around 160-165 MLAs will be elected from MVA: Raut ahead of counting

Most exit polls for the Maharashtra election indicate that the ruling Mahayuti alliance is likely to retain power in the state

Hotels, choppers booked: Mahayuti, MVA brace for Maharashtra poll results

Maharashtra awaits Assembly election results as Mahayuti and MVA gear up for a fierce contest, strategising to secure power amid exit poll predictions and poaching fears

Maharashtra elections: Uddhav camp bolts doors to prevent horse trading

Maharashtra conducted elections across its 288 Assembly constituencies on Wednesday. At least two major exit polls have predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance will secure a majority

Maharashtra election: BJP seeks to reclaim bastion from Cong in Kasba Peth

BJP candidate Hemant Rasane is optimistic about winning the Kasba Peth election

Maharashtra Assembly polls see 66% voter turnout, up from 61.1% in 2019: EC

The turnout in Maharashtra assembly polls was 66 per cent as per EVM votes, up from 61.1 per cent in 2019, Election Commission officials said on Thursday. Polls to the 288-member state assembly were held on Wednesday, while votes will be counted on Saturday. "The official figures for each assembly constituency will depend on the count of postal ballots reported. The 66 per cent turnout figure refers specifically to the votes cast on electronic voting machines," the chief electoral officer said in a statement. The increase, excluding postal ballots, highlighted the EC's efforts to engage a broader electorate, the statement added. Kolhapur led with 76.63 per cent, followed by 75.26 per cent in Gadchiroli, which has some Left Wing Extremism affected pockets, while the lowest was in Mumbai island city at 52.07 per cent and 55.95 per cent in the metropolis' suburban district. More than 68,000 citizens aged over 85 and 12,000 individuals with disabilities cast their votes through home .

Maharashtra Assembly polls: 40 booked for vandalising booths, EVMs in Beed

Police have registered a case against around 40 persons after they allegedly vandalised three polling booths at Ghatnandur in Maharashtra's Beed district and damaged some EVMs when voting for the assembly polls was underway a day ago, officials said. Some police personnel were injured in the attack by the accused, who carried wooden sticks and sharp-edged weapons with them, they said. The case was registered at Ambajogai Rural police station, around 220 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, for the incidents that occurred at Ghatnandur in Parli assembly constituency, an official said. Polling for the 288-member state legislative assembly was held on Wednesday. "A video of Madhav Jadhav, a local leader of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), being beaten up at Kanherwadi village in the constituency had earlier gone viral. Following that, 50 to 60 persons came with wooden sticks and weapons, and vandalised the polling booths set up in Someshwar School, a Zilla Parishad (ZP) school and another Z

Maharashtra Assembly elections: Mumbai's industry leaders turn up to vote

Overall, voting in 288 constituencies across the state was carried out with over 100,000 polling stations. As of October 30, 2024, the state's total eligible voters stood at over 97 million

Maharashtra elections 2024: Exit poll prediction

Assembly elections updates: 58.43% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in Maharashtra, 68% in Jharkhand

Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Voting: Catch all the updates on the Assembly elections here

Maharashtra urban voters pour cold water on EC efforts to improve turnout

But Jharkhand reports 68% turnout in 38 seats that voted in Phase II, 1% rise compared to 2019