Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results 2024 Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance is on course to retain power in Maharashtra, while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which leads the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, is on track to secure a second consecutive term, as the votes cast during the assembly elections in the two states were counted on Saturday.
In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti coalition of the BJP, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party was leading in at least 230 seats, with the BJP itself having the upper hand on more than 130 seats. There are 288 seats in the assembly and the half way mark is 145. The Maha Vikas Aghadi, which comprises the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), is leading in just 53 seats.
In Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance appears set for another consecutive term as it was leading in at least 57 out of 81 assembly seats. The majority mark is 41. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is leading in only 23 seats.
Besides, counting of votes for 15 assembly bypolls across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, West Bengal and Uttarakhand are also underway.
Here are the live updates on the assembly election results 2024:
