Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra: BJP-Led Alliance Eyes Four-Fifths Majority

The Bharatiya Janata Party led Mahayuti is headed towards a landslide victory in Maharashtra Assembly elections.

According to Election Commission's official figures for 288 seats in Maharahstra Assembly, the BJP-led coalition is leading on over 231 seats, while the Congress-Shiv Sena (UBT)-NCP(SP)'s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is ahead on around 45 seats.

The BJP has either won or leading on 133 seats (67 won+66 leading), and is just 12 seats shy of the majority mark, while its allies NCP and Shiv Sena are ahead or winning on 41 (28 won+13 leading) and 57 (33 won+24 leading) seats respectively.

If these trends persist, the Mahayuti is headed to secure four-fifths of the seats in Maharashtra Assembly.

Maharashtra's single-phase election, held on 20 November, witnessed a voter turnout of 66.05 per cent, an increase from 61.1 per cent recorded in 2019.

In the Mahayuti alliance, the BJP contested on 149 seats, the Shiv Sena on 81, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP on 59 constituencies.

On the other hand, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi saw the Congress contesting 101 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SCP) 86.