Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar.
Credit: PTI File Photo
New Delhi: Two more exit polls on Thursday predicted a clear edge for the BJP-led 'Mahayuti' in Maharashtra with both giving the Maha Vikas Aghadi just around 100 seats.
Axis My India poll gave Mahayuti consisting of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP 178-200 out of 288 seats while the MVA was predicted to win 82-102 seats. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi is unlikely to win a seat while others could grab 6-12 seats.
Party-wise break showed that BJP may win 98-107 seats while Shiv Sena could get 53-58 and NCP 25-30 while smaller parties in the alliance could get 2-5 seats.
In MVA, Congress could get 28-36 seats while Shiv Sena (UBT) is likely to get 26-32 and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) 26-30 and smaller parties 2-4.
Today's Chanakya predicted the BJP-led alliance to win 175 (+/-11) while MVA could win 100 (+/-11) and others 13 (+/-5).
On Wednesday, most of the exit polls predicted victory for Mahayuti while two gave MVA the edge.
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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