New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the landslide win of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti coalition in the Maharashtra Assembly election. “Development wins! Good governance wins! United we will soar even higher!” the Prime Minister said in a series of messages on X.

“Heartfelt gratitude to my sisters and brothers of Maharashtra… especially the youth and women of the state… for a historic mandate to the NDA. This affection and warmth is unparalleled,” he said.

“I assure the people our alliance will keep working for Maharashtra’s progress. Jai Maharashtra!”

The Prime Minister also thanked party workers for their support and effort. “They worked hard, went among the people, and elaborated on our good governance agenda.”

Development wins!

Good governance wins!

United we will soar even higher!

Heartfelt gratitude to my sisters and brothers of Maharashtra, especially the youth and women of the state, for a historic mandate to the NDA. This affection and warmth is unparalleled.

I assure the…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 23, 2024

The Mahayuti is on course for a thumping victory in Maharashtra; it is leading in 233 of the state’s 288 Assembly seats. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is leading in only 50 seats.

Mr Modi also posted briefly on the Jharkhand election result, which the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is set to lose to the Congress-led INDIA bloc. The state’s ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, a Congress ally at the state and central level, is leading in 57 of 81 seats and the NDA in 23.

I thank the people of Jharkhand for their support towards us. We will always be at the forefront of raising people’s issues and working for the state.

I also congratulate the JMM-led alliance for their performance in the state. @HemantSorenJMM

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 23, 2024

“I thank the people of Jharkhand for their support towards us. We will always be at the forefront of raising people’s issues and working for the state,” the Prime Minister said, also offering his congratulations to the JMM and the ruling alliance for their victory.

BJP’s Maharashtra Victory

The BJP is set for its best-ever individual showing in a Maharashtra Assembly election, a result that underscores its return to dominance in the western state.

And with the seats won by the Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar factions of the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, the Mahayuti will become the first cross the 200-seat mark in the state.

But now, the result decided, the focus will be on who becomes the next Chief Minister – will Mr Shinde continue or will Devendra Fadnavis, who first held the post from 2014 to 2019, return?

Or will there be a twist in the tale?

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Both Mr Shinde and Mr Fadnavis have, in public at least, insisted the decision will be made, amicably, by all members of the BJP-led alliance. Whether that will, in fact, be the case, will be revealed soon.

Jharkhand Situation

In the tribal-dominated, mineral-rich state, the JMM-Congress government led by Hemant Soren has recorded a big win. The BJP took an early lead after the counting of votes began at 8 am, but Mr Soren’s JMM, which expressed confidence it would win, fought back slowly and steadily. 

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Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results 2024 Live Updates: All eyes are on the counting of votes and results of the high-stakes Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, which began at 8 am today. In both the states, the BJP-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc parties have locked horns in a fierce battle.

In the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly election, the key contest is between the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti alliance – BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) – Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction). Most of the exit polls have predicted a win for the Mahayuti alliance – which is aiming to retain power – by a huge margin, against the MVA.

This is the first assembly election since the Shiv Sena and NCP split into rival factions led by Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.

In the 81-seat Jharkhand assembly election, the ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc is seeking a comeback, while the BJP-led NDA alliance aims to wrest it from the ruling alliance. While some of the exit polls have predicted an edge to the NDA alliance in Jharkhand, some have also predicted a hung assembly.

Apart from these, results of the bypolls in 15 assembly seats spread across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand will also be declared today.

Here are the live updates on the assembly election results 2024:

Election Results 2024 LIVE: Zeeshan Siddique leads from Bandra East
NCP candidate Zeeshan Siddique is leading from the Bandra East assembly constituency. He is pitted against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Varun Sardesai – who is Aaditya Thackeray’s cousin.

Election Results 2024 LIVE: Hemant Soren’s “historic day” message ahead of results
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is currently leading from the Barhait seat, said that the counting day is a “historic day”.

जोहार साथियों,

कल झारखण्ड विधानसभा चुनाव के मतगणना का ऐतिहासिक दिन है। आने वाला कल झारखण्ड का है, झारखण्डवासियों का है, अबुआ दिशोम-अबुआ राज का है।

झामुमो और INDIA गठबंधन के सभी कर्मठ साथियों से अपील है कि कल हमें अपने-अपने काउंटिंग सेंटर्स पर सजग और सतर्क होकर काउंटिंग की पूरी… pic.twitter.com/PCPUWDa8P3

– Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) November 22, 2024

Election Results 2024 LIVE: NDA Widens Lead In Maharashtra, Stays Ahead In Jharkhand

Election results 2024: Eknath Shinde leads from Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is leading from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency, as per the early trends.

Election results 2024: NDA leads in 16 seats in Jharkhand, INDIA on 6 seats
The BJP-led NDA alliance is leading on 16 seats in Jharkhand, while the opposition INDIA, led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s JMM, is leading on six seats.

Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Mahayuti leads in 30 seats in Maharashtra

The Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti alliance – BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) – is leading in 30 seats in early trends. The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is trailing in six seats.

Election Results 2024: NDA edge in very early leads in Maharashtra, Jharkhand

The BJP-led NDA has an edge in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand as per the early leads. While NDA is leading in eight seats in Maharashtra, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi is leading in five seats. 

In Jharkhand, NDA is leading in six seats, while the Opposition INDIA alliance is leading in three seats.

Election results 2024: Counting begins for assembly elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand
The counting of votes have begun for the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Along with this, results for 48 assembly seats in 14 states and two Lok Sabha bypoll seats will also be announced.

Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Key seats in Maharashtra for Mahayuti vs Maha Vikas Aghadi

Key seats in focus include Worli, where Shiv Sena (UBT) scion Aaditya Thackeray, the incumbent, faces Shinde Sena’s Milind Deora. In Baramati, it’s a family showdown between Ajit Pawar and his nephew Yugendra Pawar from the NCP (SP). Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis may face a tough challenge from Congress candidate Prafful Gudadhe in his stronghold of Nagpur South West.

“Maharashtra will make Maha Vikas Aghadi win”: Shiv Sena (Uddhav team) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said that people of Maharashtra will make the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi victorious and the alliance will make a comeback in the state.

#WATCH | Mumbai: Ahead of the counting of votes for #MaharashtraElection2024 and #JharkhandElection2024, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi says, “Initial trends will start coming in now, postal ballots will be counted. I think picture will be clear around 11 am-12 noon. But… pic.twitter.com/pkfqTtv7SB

– ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024

Election Results 2024: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra vs Navya Haridas In Wayanad

Elections on Kerala’s Wayanad Lok Sabha seat was also held and the results will be announced today. This is the electoral debut of Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is contesting in Wayanad, earlier held by her brother Rahul Gandhi. 

The election was necessitated in Wayanad after Rahul Gandhi won both Wayanad and Rae Bareli seats and decided to retain the latter.

Election results 2024: Key contests in Jharkhand
Key candidates from the JMM include: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren, and Sita Soren. From the BJP, some key candidates are former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, Assembly Speaker Ravindra Nath Mahto (JMM), AJSU Party chief Sudesh Mahto, and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri.

Election results 2024: Lok Sabha bypoll result in Maharashtra’s Nanded today
The result for Maharashtra’s Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll will be announced today. The byelection was necessitated after the demise of Chavan Vasantrao Balwantrao.

Election Results 2024: Where to check results?
You can watch the live coverage of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly election results on the NDTV news channel. You can also watch the live stream of the election results on NDTV’s YouTube channel and catch the live updates on NDTV.com.

You can also check the results on the official EC website.

Maharashtra, Jharkhand asembly election results today, counting to begin at 8am
The counting of votes for the assembly election results in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will begin at 8 am today. In both the states, the BJP-led NDA alliance and the Opposition INDIA bloc parties have locked horns in a fierce battle.

Election results 2024: Former Jharkhand Congress President on election results today

Former Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur expressed confidence in the JMM-led alliance retaining the state. 

“A short while from now, trends will start coming in. From what I can understand, the results of the work we did are going to be good. We believe that this day will decide the future of Jharkhand…We believe that we will form an even stronger government once again. We will take our schemes to the people for another five years,” he told news agency ANI.

Election results 2024: Key contests in Maharashtra

Ajit Pawar is up against his nephew Yugendra Pawar in Baramati.

Eknath Shinde, seeking a fourth term, is up against rival Sena’s Kedar Dighe. The two will be fighting for Thane’s Kopri- Pachpakhadi seat.

Worli will witness a battle of scions. Milind Deora ( from Eknath Shinde faction) will face off against Aaditya Thackeray. 

Bandra East will see Zeeshan Siddique (of Ajit Pawar faction) fight against Varun Sardesai ( from Uddhav Thackeray faction).

Mahim is a triangular fight between incumbent MLA Sada Sarvankar (Team Shinde) vs Mahesh Sawant ( Team Uddhav) vs Amit Thackeray.

Devendra Fadnavis will face off against former corporator Praful Vinodrao Gudadhe of the Congress in Nagpur South West seat. The constituency has been the bastion of the BJP since 1999.

Jharkhand Elections 2024: Exit Polls Give NDA Edge, But Hemant Soren Confident
The Jharkhand Assembly elections results, set to be announced today, promise a tense outcome as exit polls show sharply divided projections. The elections concluded on Wednesday with voting spread across two phases for 81 seats. Despite exit polls giving NDA the edge, the JMM is confident of forming government again under the leadership of Hemant Soren, with a two-thirds majority.

Election results 2024: JMM vs BJP-led NDA in Jharkhand
In the 81-seat Jharkhand assembly election, the ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc is seeking to make a comeback, while the BJP-led NDA alliance is aiming to wrest it from the ruling alliance. The JMM fought the election in 41 assembly seats, while its allies and their seats include: Congress (30), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) (6), and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (4). On the other hand, the Opposition BJP in Jharkhand contested 68 seats, and its allies – All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) on 10 seats, Janata Dal (United) (2), and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (1).

Election results 2024: Mahayuti vs MVA in Maharashtra
In the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly election, the key contest is between the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti alliance – BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) – Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction). While the BJP is contesting on 149 seats, Shiv Sena (81) and Ajit Pawar’s NCP (59) in the Mahayuti alliance, the Congress is fighting on 101 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) on 95 and NCP (SP) on 86 seats in the MVA group.

Election results 2024: Results to Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections to be declared today
All eyes are on the counting of votes and results of the high-stake Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, which will begin at 8 am today. While Maharashtra voted in a single phase on November 23, Jharkhand voted in two phases – November 13 and November 21.