The Mahayuti alliance, led by the ruling BJP, and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) engaged in a high-stakes contest during Maharashtra's single-phase assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20.

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Shiv Sena ruling alliance - Mahayuti - hit the majority mark of 145 after a flying start and is leading on over 220 seats in early trends. The MVA, meanwhile, is struggling to narrow down the gap and leading on around 55 seats.

The counting of votes in the Maharashtra Assembly elections is taking place today on all 288 legislative seats after the high stakes Assembly polls concluded on Wednesday. In 2024 elections, Mahayuti alliance comprising of BJP,

Voter turnout across the state stood at 65.02%, with the Sillod constituency in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district recording the highest turnout of 70.46% by 5 p.m.

Counting of votes is underway as Maharashtra and Jharkhand citizens eagerly await the results of their state assembly elections. While Jharkhand voted in two phases on November 13 and November 20, Maharashtra conducted its election for all 288 assembly constituencies in a single phase on November 20.

Maharashtra Assembly Election Result-2024: Counting begins at 8 AMVisuals from various counting centres in Maharashtra on Saturday morning showed teams of Election officials gearing up for the counting of the votes for the 288 assembly seats that went to the polls on November 20.