GUWAHATI: Exit polls for the Maharashtra assembly elections suggested a comfortable victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance on Wednesday, November 20, ensuring its continued grip on power in the state.
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The alliance, which includes the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), and Ajit Pawar’s NCP, is projected to secure a majority of seats, outperforming the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
Predictions indicate that the Mahayuti alliance could win somewhere between 128 and 195 seats, depending on the polling agency. Meanwhile, the Congress-led MVA alliance, comprising the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SCP), is expected to garner between 85 and 146 seats. Smaller parties and independents are projected to secure between 2 and 23 seats.
This assembly election marks a pivotal moment for Maharashtra politics, following a series of dramatic events, including the Shiv Sena’s split and Ajit Pawar’s defection to join the Mahayuti alliance. The BJP is banking on these realignments to consolidate its base and counter setbacks from the 2024 general elections, where it suffered losses in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
Maharashtra’s last assembly elections in 2019 saw the BJP win 105 seats, while the undivided Shiv Sena and NCP secured 56 and 54 seats, respectively. The Congress managed 44 seats.
