Thursday (October 24): Bhartiy Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena are all set to form the government in Maharashtra as the result today shows comfortable win for BJP-SS alliance.
As per the latest trends BJP has won 93 seats and was leading on 8 more seats while Shiv Sena has won 56 seats and was leading on 2 seats.
In the camp of Congress-NCP, Cong has won 40 seats and was leading on 5 more seats while NCP has won 51 seats and was leading on 2 seats.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis continues to lead from Nagpur South West by over 14,000 votes.
Making his political debut, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray is taking the lead in Worli seat.
Meanwhile, NCP leader Ajit Pawar won the polls from the Baramati seat by over one lakh votes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of Maharashtra and said in his tweet, “We are humbled to have got the people’s support yet again. Our work towards Maharashtra’s progress continues!”
People of Maharashtra have blessed the NDA with immense affection. We are humbled to have got the people’s support yet again. Our work towards Maharashtra’s progress continues! I salute each and every Karyakarta of the BJP, Shiv Sena and our entire NDA family for their hardwork.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 24, 2019
PM also addressed party Karyakartas of BJP from party headquarter.
At the BJP HQ, addressing Party Karyakartas. https://t.co/CDPzz8RUwR
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 24, 2019
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