The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance crossed the halfway mark at 10 am leading in 172 seats so far, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is trailing with 47 seats as per trends by the Elections Commission of India.
As counting of the votes for assembly polls is underway, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said that the BJP-led NDA alliance will form the government in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Counting across all the centres in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will begin at 8 am, an Election Commission official said. The counting of postal ballots will begin first, he added.
Congress on Friday appointed three observers, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for Maharashtra, and senior party leader Tariq Anwar and two others for Jharkhand to oversee the post-election scenario in both the states.
As Maharashtra votes to elect a new government, the BJP has escalated its allegations against NCP-SCP leader Supriya Sule, accusing her of channeling proceeds from the alleged bitcoin scam into the assembly elections.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Bombay High Court order granting bail to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in a money laundering case.
The petition contends that the EC judgement was passed in complete violation of principles of natural justice and without granting any hearing to the parties.
The EC froze Shiv Sena symbol and barred both the rival camps headed by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde in the party from using the party name and symbol in the upcoming Assembly bypoll slated for November 3.
Pilot Project was experimented in April 2022 in the Gadchiroli district to issue caste certificates, which will curb the misuse of government benefits meant for Tribal people.
At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured when a private passenger bus rammed into a truck and caught fire on Saturday morning, officials said here.
