Maharashtra assembly elections result Live: Amit Shah congratulates BJP-Shiv Sena alliance for big win

The results of the Maharashtra assembly election, which took place on October 21, will be out on Thursday, October 24. The Election Commission of India (ECI) commenced the counting of the votes today at 8 am and will declare the results probably by 6 pm.

Soon after the polling ended for the Maharashtra assembly election, the exit polls predicted an easy victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was in Kedarnath in Uttarakhand along with his wife to offer prayers before the poll results.

However, Maharashtra witnessed lower voter turnout this year as compared to the 2014 assembly elections. The final voter turnout stood at 60.46 per cent, 3 per cent down from 63.13 per cent in 2014.

The three major parties that are contesting in Maharashtra this year are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Follow ibtimes.co.in to get the latest updates on the Maharashtra Assembly election 2019 results.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes to Twitter to salute each and every Karyakarta of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. "People of Maharashtra have blessed the NDA with immense affection. We are humbled to have got the people's support yet again. Our work towards Maharashtra's progress continues! I salute each and every Karyakarta of the BJP, Shiv Sena and our entire NDA family for their hardwork," tweeted PM Modi.

Addressing a press conference, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, "Two results are shocking for us-- Bypoll for Satara Lok Sabha constituency and Parli Assembly constituency. Our six ministers have lost, we will find out reasons tomorrow onward. Today's the day to celebrate our victory and let us do that."

NCP leader Supriya Sule told news agency ANI, "Today the country is stressing is about the economy, unemployment, price rise, farmers' issue being big challenges. Core issues are being left out. This mandate clearly tells you that people want somebody who will deliver superior results."

"I appreciate the trust and the faith and express absolute gratitude to people of Maharashtra for showing this faith in us," the NCP leader added.

Maharashtra CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is leading with 77, 520 votes from Nagpur South West assembly constituency. 

Addressing a press meet, NCP President Sharad Pawar thanked the opposition for working hard and all members of the Congress-NCP and their allies. "Power comes, power goes but it is important to remain committed to a cause and we thank people for the love they showed," Pawar said.

"One important thing to see is that people who left us, have not been accepted. Defections have not worked in favour of those who left," the NCP President added.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut is going to meet Uddhav Thackeray and that the party will definitely continue its alliance with BJP.

The status for 288 out of 288 constituencies for the Maharashtra Assembly elections are available on the website of the Election Commission. The BJP is currently leading in 10o while Shiv Sena is leading in 63 seats. The Congress-NCP alliance are leading in 96 seats. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis is leading by 11,134 votes in Nagpur South West seat.

At 11:30 am, the Maharashtra battle is one-sided as the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is leading in over 160 seats. Out of the 288 assembly seats, BJP is leading in 99 seats while Shiv Sena is leading in 61 seats. Congress is leading in 41 seats while NCP is ahead in 48.

• Pankaja Munde - Parli
• Ram Shinde - Karjat Jamkhed
• Atul Save - Aurangabad
• Bala Bhegde - Maval
• Madan Yerawar - Yavatmal

As per the EC trends, BJP is leading in 101 constituencies, Shiv Sena in 64 constituencies, NCP in 52 constituencies and Congress in 39. NCP candidate and nephew of Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar is leading from Baramati by 63,908 votes.

In the 288 Maharashtra assembly seats, BJP is leading in 99 seats, Shiv Sena in 61, Congress in 41, NCP in 49, Independents in 15.

BJP's Colaba candidate Rahul Narvekar says that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will win more than 220 seats in Maharashtra.

Election Commission official trends suggest BJP leading in 75 constituencies, Shiv Sena leading in 47 constituencies, NCP leading in 43 constituencies and Others 65 in Maharashtra.

Congress candidate from Solapur Central Praniti Shinde, the daughter of former Home Minister and Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde, is trailing.

BJP minister Pankaja Munde contesting from Parli is trailing behind with 1,654 votes. Ajit Pawar, the former deputy chief minister, is leading by 6,595 votes over BJP rival Gopichand Padalkar in Baramati.

The BJP leading in 21 constituencies and its ally Shiv Sena in 15 while Congress is leading in 5 constituencies and NCP in 13, as per current EC official trends

Early trends show that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is leading in over 155 seats in Maharashtra, while Congress-NCP is lagging behind with leads in 76 seats. The BJP is leading in 106 seats while Shiv Sena is leading in 57, as per early trends. The Congress party is leading in 34 seats while NCP is ahead in 36 seats.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Raj Thackeray, has opened its account with 1 seat, as per early trends. MNS has been completely overshadowed by the Shiv Sena.

Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray contesting from Worli assembly constituency is leading with 7,020 votes after the first round of counting.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is contesting from Nagpur South West, is leading from by a margin of around 2,560 votes. It seems that the BJP-Sena alliance is going to be re-elected in Maharashtra.

The BJP and its ally Shiv Sena has raced ahead in Maharashtra with a lead in 119 of 288 assembly seats. The Congress-NCP alliance is leading in 44 seats. The BJP is leading in 82 seats while Shiv Sena is leading in 37, as per early trends. The Congress party is leading in 25 seats while NCP is ahead in 19 seats.

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According to official trends from Election Commission, the BJP is leading in 5 constituencies while Congress is leading in 1 constituency and NCP leading in 2 constituencies in Maharashtra.