Maharashtra election results: BJP-led Mahayuti crosses majority mark in early trends

The Mahayuti alliance - consisting of the BJP and the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party factions led by Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar - was ahead in 218 of the state's 288 seats by 11 am, and the Maha Vikas Aghadi - consisting of the Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP groups led by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar - is ahead in just 59.