LIVE Blog: Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections 2024
All 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra along with 38 seats in the second phase of Jharkhand polls went for voting on Wednesday. More than 9.7 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise to elect 288 members of the highly contested Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday. In Maharashtra, the incumbent Mahayuti comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) are facing a tough challenge from the opposition camp formed by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray), NCP (Sharad Pawar) and Congress. Jharkhand, where the BJP is aiming to unseat the JMM-Congress, went to polls in the first phase on November 13. The total number of seats in Jharkhand are 82 (81 elected and one nominated).
Maharashtra political crisis: All updates
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has called for the floor test Thursday in a recent development to the ongoing political crisis in the state. The crisis had started after ruling Shiv Sena member Eknath Shinde turned rebel and camped along with his 40 odd loyalists outside Maharashtra, threatening to uninstall the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
Maharashtra political crisis: Catch all updates
The political crisis in Maharashtra hit a new day with the ruling Shiv Sena and its Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray struggling to keep their flock after rebel MLA and minister Eknath Shinde flew to Assam along with his loyalists, threatening the toppling of the Sena-NCP-Congress government.
Maharashtra political crisis: All Updates
The Maharashtra politics has plunged into a crisis after the ruling Shiv Sena's leader and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's colleague in the government, Eknath Shinde went missing with a meaty number of MLAs. Shinde, to whom Thackeray had reached out, claims to have around 30-40 MLAs with him hinting at a possible collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
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Assembly poll results in Maharashtra and Haryana: All Updates
The counting of votes for the Assembly polls held in Maharashtra and Haryana are taking place today. For the first time since the conclusion of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition are face-off in an electoral battle. Polling took place on Monday. While the BJP is eyeing an easy return to power, the Opposition, mainly the Congress is trying to make a comeback particularly after its devastating Lok Sabha poll results.
Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana: All Updates
For the first time since the conclusion of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition will have face-off in an electoral battle in Maharashtra and Haryana as the assembly polls in the two states are underway on Monday. While the BJP is eyeing an easy return to power, the Opposition, mainly the Congress is trying to make a comeback particularly after its devastating Lok Sabha poll results.