LIVEExit Polls LIVE | Voting concludes in Jharkhand, Maharashtra set to follow suit

Turnout at 67.59% in Jharkhand, 58.22% in Maharashtra as of 5pm

Voting concludes in Jharkhand

Whether the exit poll shows good or bad results, Mahayuti will win: Dy Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

In the lead up to the Maharashtra elections, Dy Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis had said, "We Respect all exit polls. Whether the exit poll shows good or bad results, Mahayuti will win. Today, the exit polls are favouring us, it may also go against us. We don't form our opinion on the basis of exit polls. We work on the ground and the ground reality is that people are with us and we will form the government."

How do the numbers stack up in current Jharkhand Assembly

Read how many seats each party currently holds in Jharkhand

Why are there two NCPs and Shiv Senas this time?

In 2019, it was Uddhav's undivided Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar's undivided NCP. Now in 2024, there are 2 NCPs and 2 Shiv Sena, with both original names not under the banner of the original leaders. Who did this come to happen? Read below:

How the NCP split into two factions

How Shiv Sena split

As per trends, the results will be in favour of Congress in both the states and the I.N.D.I.A. bloc will form the govt: LoP Rajasthan Tika Ram Jully

Congress will not partake in exit polls: Sources

Turnout at 61.47% in Jharkhand, 45.53% in Maharashtra as of 3 pm

We are hoping that 75-80 of our candidates will win: Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole

Exit polls to arrive as soon as voting concludes

Voting is likely to conclude at 5 pm in Jharkhand.

In Maharashtra, it will likely conclude at 6 pm.

Voting is underway in Maharashtra, with turnout at 32.18%

Voting is underway for phase 2 in Jharkhand, with turnout at 47.92% as of 1 PM

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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