Devendra Fadnavis has already become the first Maharashtra CM in 47 years to complete a five-year term in office. And his spell in the limelight is unlikely to end just yet, with the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance winning a majority. However, the BJP is set to fall about 20 seats short of its 2014 tally of 122 and that is not helping them.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has already queered the pitch by insisting on a 50:50 power-sharing formula. “It is time to remind the BJP about the formula arrived at when BJP chief Amit Shah visited my home....we had decided on 50:50 formula for the alliance,” he stressed in his press conference on Thursday evening, where he termed the results an "eye-opener".
Whether Uddhav's salvo leads to Sena getting plum posts in the cabinet will be clear very soon. But an assertive Sena will be a headache for the BJP and Fadnavis.
Unlike in 2014 when the BJP and Shiv Sena fought on their own, the two parties joined hands this time as part of the NDA.
The BJP contested 152 seats as the senior partner while the Sena contested 124. The remaining 12 seats in the 288-member assembly were left for other allies.
The Sena's face in the elections is Aditya Thackeray, president of the party's youth wing, who became the first member of his family to enter the electoral fray by filing his papers from Worli where he won by a handsome margin.
The NDA was pitted against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) -- comprising the Congress, which fielded candidates in 145 seats, and the NCP, which contested 123 seats, among other partners.
Other players in the fray include the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) of Raj Thackeray, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi founded by Prakash Ambedkar, and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen.
Ajit Anantrao Pawar, nephew of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, declared elected from Baramati assembly constituency.
BJP members in Kankavli celebrating the early leads for the party.
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BJP's Dr Vijaykumar Gavit wins from Nandurbar constituency
Congress-NCP seats now appear to be confined to Western Maharashtra and Marathwada
Dynasty politics appears to be discarded by people in Nashik where NCP's Pankaj Bhujbal and Shiv Sena's Yogesh Gholap are both trailing
Super cop Pradeep Sharma trailing from Nalasopara constituency
BJP ministers Pankaja Munde and Ram Shinde and Shiv Sena minister's Vijay Shivtare and Bala Bhegde trailing
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Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena: I am going to meet Uddhav Ji. Number itne bure bhi nahi hain, aisa hota hai kabhi kabhi. Yes, we will definitely continue with the alliance. We have agreed upon a 50-50 formula. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls2019 pic.twitter.com/WpLhJkmq8r
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
BJP leading in 101 constituencies, Shiv Sena leading in 64 constituencies, NCP leading in 52 constituencies & Indian National Congress in 39.
NCP's Dhananjay Munde leading with a margin of over 18,000 votes from Parli assembly constituency of Beed district.
CM Devendra Fadnavis contesting from Nagpur South-West Constituency is leading by a margin of 8398 votes.
BJP may fall below 100 if the current trends continue as six ministers of Fadnavis government are trailing.
#MaharashtraAssemblyElections: Pankaja Munde, BJP candidate from Parli assembly constituency, is trailing. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/RpShIHJdJM
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
As per the official EC trends, BJP leading in 99 constituencies, Shiv Sena leading in 60 constituencies, NCP leading in 48 constituencies & Indian National Congress in 40.
BJP dissident Geeta Jain is leading with 12,000 votes against party's official candidate Narendra Mehta who is at 8892.
Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray establishes a comfortable lead of 11,893 votes over NCP's Suresh Mane in Worli Assembly seat.
After second round of counting, CM Devendra Fadnavis is leading from Nagpur South-West Constituency.
#MaharashtraAssemblyPolls: Congress candidate from Solapur Central Praniti Shinde, the daughter of former Home Minister and Congress leader Sushilkumar Shinde, is trailing. pic.twitter.com/geDa5BZ1JP
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
BJP leading in 75 constituencies, Shiv Sena leading in 47 constituencies, NCP leading in 43 constituencies & Others 65, reports ANI.
BJP's Colaba candidate Rahul Narvekar: BJP-Shiv Sena together will win more than 220 seats in #MaharashtraElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/VaOka4z5oB
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Party workers and people of Maharashtra want to see Aaditya Thackeray as Maharashtra CM: Sanjay Raut
BJP's Udayanraje Bhosale is trailing by over 10,000 votes from Satara Lok Sabha constituency was by-election was nececitated due to his resignation.
Issues like Aarey tree felling don't seem to have any effect on voters as BJP and Shiv Sena candidates are leading in all constituencies surrounding Aarey colony in North Mumbai, reports TNIE correspondent Abhijit Mulye.
BJP - 110
Shiv Sena - 68
Congress- 37
NCP - 44
VBA - 02
PWP - 01
AIMIM - 01
IND - 01
Others - 02
Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray contesting from Worli assembly constituency leading with 7020 votes after first round of counting.
BJP's Vikhe Patil Radhakrishna EknathRao leading with 6313 votes from Shirdi assembly constituency, after first round of counting, reports ANI.
As per official trends from Election Commission, Congress leading on 1 seat and NCP leading on 2 seats in Maharashtra.
PM Narendra Modi said that people of Maharashtra and Haryana have reposed their trust in chief ministers of the two states and asserted that they will work even harder in the next five years to serve them. (READ MORE)
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis thanked the people for giving a clear mandate to the Grand Alliance and said that the alliance would be back to power in the state. (READ MORE)
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Congress faced a daunting task of keeping its house in order following a number of party workers defecting the party and some openly rebelling against the leadership after the rout in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. (READ MORE)
The 78-year-old Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar emerged a giant-killer of sorts - achieving in Satara what the mighty Mughal emperors couldn't do centuries ago - by vanquishing a 'Chhatrapati' in the Satara bypoll. (READ MORE)
Leads from postal ballots show BJP and Sena ahead in four seats in Maharashtra, say TV reports.
Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi was a major factor that led to the debacle of Congress-NCP during Lok Sabha polls. (READ MORE)
Mumbai: Counting of votes for #MaharashtraAssemblyElections starts soon, ladoos ready at BJP state office pic.twitter.com/3GF6ss9SSU
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had said its ally BJP would not be able to form the next government without the support of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party. [READ FULL REPORT]
Late Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh's son Dhiraj of Congress defeated NOTA in Latur Rural, perhaps the first such case in India. he won by over one lakh votes.
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
In run up to the polls, he conducted several roadshows, foot marches and raised issues like cutting of trees in Aarey Colony and Mumbai's nightlife and said he wants to make the constituency a "model of development". [FULL STORY HERE]
Delhi: Union Home Minister and BJP National President, Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrive at party headquarters. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and party leader JP Nadda also present. pic.twitter.com/lSUfREURWp
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
I express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Maharashtra for re-electing our government. I congratulate PM Shri @narendramodi , Home Minister Shri @AmitShah , CM Shri @Dev_Fadnavis & lakhs of dedicated karyakartas of our party for this victory. #mahavijaywithmodi pic.twitter.com/QPE6zQeffD
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) October 24, 2019
भाजपा-शिवसेना गठबंधन में विश्वास प्रकट करने के लिए महाराष्ट्र की जनता का कोटि-कोटि अभिनंदन।
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 24, 2019
मोदी जी के नेतृत्व में महाराष्ट्र सरकार निरंतर प्रदेश की प्रगति और जनता की सेवा के लिए समर्पित रहेगी।
मुख्यमंत्री श्री @Dev_Fadnavis, श्री @ChDadaPatil व सभी कार्यकर्ताओं को बधाई।
I am very happy that the people have blessed me with so much margin and so many votes: Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray on his victory from Worli
Mumbai: Shiv Sena's Aditya Thackeray collects his winning certificate. He has won from Worli Assembly constituency. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/e6OjlaTfmT
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
I thank people of Maharashtra as well as all leaders of our grand alliance. BJP has increased its strike rate from 47% to 70%. Percentage of votes has not gone down much. We performed well in all parts of Maharashtra, though we regret losses at Satara and Parli. We shall analyse the results in detail in the days to come. Fifteen of dissidents have called me to vouch support to the grand alliance. The Opposition too hasn't grown too strong. However, I hope we will now have a responsible Opposition: Devendra Fadnavis
People of Maharashtra have given a very clear mandate. The grand alliance will now return to power: Devendra Fadnavis
Proud of people of Maharashtra for an eye-opening results.
Government will have to give prominence to real issues of the people: Uddhav
Maharashtra: Maharashtra Chief Minister & BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis at party office in Mumbai. As per official trends by the Election Commission, he is leading from Nagpur South West constituency. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/2W63bVey1P
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
Fadnavis was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the first Maharashtra CM in over 40 years to have successfully completed five years in office. In his second innings, however, there is no such guarantee. [READ FULL REPORT HERE]
PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister & BJP President Amit Shah will meet and address the party workers at the party headquarters this evening.
BJP leader and Maharashtra cabinet minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday accepted her defeat from Parli assembly seat at the hands of her cousin and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde. The result of the Parli seat has not been declared yet, but Pankaja was trailing behind Dhananjay Munde by almost 30,000 votes.
"I worked for the constituency. Though I was in the government, my struggle for my constituency and people continued. I take responsibility of this defeat," she said. (PTI)
Aaditya Thackeray wins from Worli with a margin of over 67,000 votes.
NCP's Shrinivas Patil wins Lok Sabha by-election from Satara constituency. People had taken the election in their hand. Its people's victory, says Patil.
Supriya Sule, NCP: I appreciate the trust and the faith and express absolute gratitude to people of Maharashtra for showing this faith in us. #MaharashtraAssemblyPolls https://t.co/yiCLJQKLZZ
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
BJP has won 5 seats and is leading in 97 constituencies,
Shiv Sena has won 5 seats and leading in 55 constituencies,
NCP has won 1 seat and leading in 54 constituencies
Congress leading in 44
BJP rebel Mahesh Baldi wins from Uran in Raigad district.
BJP rebel Gita Jain wins in Mira Bhayandar against sitting BJP MLA Narendra Mehta.
Shiv Sena rebel Rajul Patel shocks BJP's Bharti Lavekar in Versova.
BJP's Ashish Shelar, Atul Bhatkhalkar, Parag Alavani, Mihir Kotecha, Parag Shah, Ram Kadam win. Mumbai Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar loses from Shiv Sena stronghold Bandra
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No other leader of Congress in Maharashtra have had it as easy as two candidates, Amit Deshmukh and Dheeraj Deshmukh. Both the brothers who are candidates from Latur city and Latur rural respectively are on their way to comfortable wins.
The BJP and Shiv Sena had given up both constituencies without a fight and had given candidates to lightweights Shiv Sena’s Sachin Deshmukh against Dheeraj Deshmukh in Latur rural while BJP candidate Shailesh Lahot was fighting against Amit Deshmukh.
Both candidates turned out to be so weak that NOTA is the second highest voted in both Latur city and Latur rural.
Official results are yet to be announced but the fact is that power comes and goes. What remains is the committment towards the people: NCP chief
I am thankful to people of Satara for staying with NCP to elect experienced hand to Lok Sabha. NCP to have a meeting of party MLAs and with alliance parties to decide on further strategy: Sharad Pawar
NCP-Congress respects people's madate. People have rejected both BJP's slogan of 'Aab Ki Baar 220 Paar' and turncoats. Today's results show the sentiment on the ground. I thank all the party workers: NCP chief Sharad Pawar
#MaharashtraElections2019: Celebrations underway at BJP state office in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/FolobQGMN3
— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
Out of 5 results, 2 seats have gone to BJP one to NCP, one has gone to Congress and one has gone to Shiv Sena.
