With the counting of votes underway for the Maharashtra assembly polls, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised to return to power, going past the halfway mark comfortably. Stay tuned for more updates.

The contest is primarily between two major alliances, the ruling Mahayuti Alliance and Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi Alliance.

Vote counting is underway in Maharashtra, where the Mahayuti alliance and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) are locked in a close contest. Early trends suggest a Mahayuti lead in several constituencies. The state saw a 66.

The Maharashtra election results were declared on November 23 for all 288 assembly seats, three days after the voting was held in a single phase on November 20. The BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP (Mahayuti) alliance has once again proved its mettle while the Congress-Sena UBT-NCPSP (Maha Vikas Aghadi) remains in the opposition.

The voting for the Maharashtra polls was held on November 20 and the results will be declared today, November 23.

The Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, the Shiv Sena faction led by Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar's NCP faction, remains divided on the leadership issue despite exit polls predicting its return to power.

The Election Commission of India has started the vote counting for the Maharashtra assembly elections. The showdown between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance aiming for a comeback.

Now, Maharashtra eagerly awaits the results to see who will take charge of the state's leadership. The majority mark in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly is 145. What did the exit poll results say?

The counting of votes will begin at 8 AM, with the key contest between two major alliances: the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The MVA includes Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray),