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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

How are the Thackerays faring in Maharashtra polls? One leads, other trails

Maharashtra Assembly elections: Mahayuti coalition leads in 219 seats, while Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leads in 55 seats and others in 14

Maharashtra Assembly poll: Devendra Fadnavis emerges as man of the moment

From an obscure corporator to becoming the youngest mayor of Nagpur, to the first BJP chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis' climb up the political ladder has been steady, as he looks all set to occupy the state's top post for the third time. In a state dominated by Maratha politics and politicians, the 54-year-old leader, with deep roots in RSS, is only the second Brahmin after BJP's estranged ally Shiv Sena's Manohar Joshi to become the state's chief minister. Ahead of the 2014 assembly polls, the soft spoken and portly leader was a clear favourite for the coveted post, largely due to the confidence he enjoyed of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior BJP leader Amit Shah. "Devendra is Nagpur's gift to the country," Modi had said of him at an election rally. Though Modi had launched a campaign blitzkrieg in the 2014 Lok Sabha and Maharashtra assembly polls, a portion of the credit also went to Fadnavis, then state BJP president, for the party's unprecedented ...

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

11 AM trends: NDA leads in Maharashtra, INDIA alliance ahead in Jharkhand

According to the 11 am trends, the INDIA alliance was leading in 51 seats, with the Opposition alliance NDA ahead in 28 seats

Maharashtra election results: Abu Azmi leads Nawab Malik in Mankhurd seat

Abu Azmi leads Nawab Malik by 9,425 votes in the Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar seat, turning the Maharashtra assembly election into a high-stakes battle

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

Assembly Polls: BJP-led NDA ahead in Maharashtra, INDIA leads in Jharkhand

As of the 10 am counting trends, the Mahayuti-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was leading in over 211 of the 288 seats in Maharashtra, while the Opposition was ahead in 76 constituencies

Maharashtra election results: Will hung assembly shake up state politics?

Exit polls and early trends in Jharkhand suggest a majority for the BJP-led alliance. However, in Maharashtra, no alliance is projected to secure a clear majority, as per the majority of exit polls

Maharashtra polls: No victory processions allowed in Sambhajinagar today

The district authorities in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar have banned victory processions on Saturday when the results of the state assembly elections will be declared. District collector Dilip Swami held a meeting with top police officials on Friday, a day before the counting of votes. In a video message released after the meeting, Swami said, "I have spoken to the top police officials from the city as well as rural parts of the district. When the results come out, the situation turns a little tense. So in order to avoid law and order issues, we are not going to allow any victory procession on the result day." "Sometimes, party workers come together and sometimes their coming together turns into a procession. We are not going to allow that also. Later, once everything is peaceful, we will allow the processions. We have issued prohibitory orders accordingly," he said. The counting of votes for the state assembly elections held on November 20 began at 8 am on Saturday.

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 poll results: Worli, Mahim, Baramati - 10 battleground seats

The ruling Mahayuti, which comprises the BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's NCP, is locked in a high-stakes contest with the Opposition alliance of Congress, Sharad Pawar's NCP

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

Gehlot confident of INDIA bloc's win in Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls

In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, is engaged in a fierce contest with the MVA, which includes Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP

What are postal ballots and how do they impact early voting trends?

Assembly elections 2024: The counting of votes for all 288 Maharashtra Assembly seats and 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats began at 8 am on Saturday

Officials gear up for counting in Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly polls

Security has been tightened at counting centres in Maharashtra, including Kalina and Dharavi, as per the visuals

Maharashtra poll results: Tracing five years of political twists and turns

Maharashtra elections results 2024: With the past five years witnessing two alliances and a split, Maharashtra's political landscape has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride

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

Maharashtra poll highlights: Chanakya, Axis My India predict thumping victory for Mahayuti

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