Live Updates | Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly Elections: Eknath Shinde No More A CM Face Of Mahayuti?

Assembly Elections Live Updates: Monday marks the deadline for Maharashtra candidates to withdraw their nominations, and the vote counting for both states is set for November 23.

Maharashtra and Jharkhand are gearing up for their upcoming Assembly elections in November 2024. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has scheduled Maharashtra’s election in a single phase on November 20, while Jharkhand will hold its elections in two phases on November 13 and November 20. Monday marks the deadline for Maharashtra candidates to withdraw their nominations, and the vote counting for both states is set for November 23.

In Maharashtra, the 288-seat Assembly has seen significant political shifts in recent years. Eknath Shinde became chief minister after breaking away from Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena to ally with the BJP. The BJP initially won 122 seats in the 2014 election, but the political landscape shifted, leading to the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government until Shinde took over in 2022.

Currently, the BJP is contesting 148 seats as part of the Mahayuti alliance. The party has urged its dissenting members to withdraw their nominations and align with party directives, hinting at disciplinary actions, including a ban on future re-entry, if they do not comply.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand’s election will see 2.6 crore eligible voters participating, including 1.31 crore male, 1.29 crore female, 11.84 lakh first-time, and 66.84 lakh young voters. In the previous Assembly election, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) secured 30 seats, followed by the BJP with 25 seats, and Congress with 16 seats.

04 November 2024

04 November 2024 22:36 IST

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: 'We Will Form Government Again': CM Hemant Soren 

While addressing a public rally, CM Hemant Soren said, "We are laying a network of roads, the rural economy is strengthening, we are working on women empowerment, and we have made policies to educate our children... With the blessings of all the beneficiaries, we will form the government again and carry on the development of Jharkhand..."

04 November 2024 18:14 IST

Maharashtra Election Live Updates: Shiv Sena Leader's BIG Statement On CM Face

Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena candidate from Ratnagiri constituency, Uday Samant said, "...Congress and MahaVikasAghadi, once they get to know that what is going to happen tomorrow, they give a letter for the same on that day only to take credit. To set a fake narrative has become a business for them... Being a Shiv Sainik, I would want my leader Eknath Shinde become the CM again, but all three leaders (Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar) are mature leaders, after the result, all will sit together under the leadership of PM Modi and Union HM Amit Shah to decide who will be the CM."