Maharashtra Election Results 2024: NDA Sets The Pace In Maharashtra, Opens Massive Lead Over MVA
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The MVA had only been given a (very) slim chance of upsetting the in-power BJP-led alliance's applecart in this election; only one of 11 exit polls studied by NDTV believed it can win.
The ruling Mahayuti alliance has opened a commanding lead in very early trends as counting began Saturday morning for the Maharashtra Assembly election. The Mahayuti - fronted by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party factions led by Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar - was ahead in 71 seats by 8.45 am. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi - the Congress and the Sena and NCP groups led by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar - was ahead in only 21.
A reminder. These are postal ballots and the trends could change quickly, as it did in Haryana last month, when the Congress claimed an early lead but lost that to the BJP as the day progressed.
The MVA had only been given a (very) slim chance of upsetting the in-power BJP-led alliance's applecart in the final election of the year; only one of 11 exit polls studied by NDTV believed it can win. Three others were on the fence but even they tilted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.
