Results declared for 286 Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra. BJP secures 104 seats, Shiv Sena secures 56 seats, Congress secures 43 seats, NCP secures 54 seats. BJP & Congress leading on one each of the two remaining seats.
Shiv Sena calls a meeting of all MLAs at Sena Bhavan on October 26.
Sanjay Nirupam, Congress on Maharashtra Assembly Polls: People who decided candidates for Mumbai seats...people who recommended candidates for seats. What has the result been on these seats? That should be assessed. Nothing is going to change until accountability is fixed within party.
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi: "It is a wake up call for BJP, you can't win on PM Modi's popularity every time. Despite the fact that PM conducted 12-15 rallies in Haryana, they did not get the expected results. So things are changing."
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi: It is a wake up call for BJP, you can't win on PM Modi's popularity every time. Despite the fact that PM conducted 12-15 rallies in Haryana, they did not get the expected results. So things are changing. https://t.co/CtGatOlL3d— ANI (@ANI) October 24, 2019
At least 3 truck drivers shot at in Kashmir's Shopian district by terrorists; trucks set on fire.
"Voters blessed us before Diwali": PM Narendra Modi.
PM Narendra Modi addresses BJP workers at the party headquarters.
Amit Shah, on Maharashtra and Haryana, says "BJP has won first 2 elections in Modi 2.0".
Amit Shah, on Maharashtra and Haryana, says "BJP has won first 2 elections in Modi 2.0".
Union Home Minister & BJP President Amit Shah: In Maharashtra, BJP-Shiv Sena is going to form the govt once again with majority. In Haryana have seen a 3% increase in our vote share since the last time and we have emerged as the largest party there, I thank the people for this.
In one of the biggest news of today, the results of 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Assembly and 90 constituencies of Haryana Assembly will be declared today. The exit polls have predicted that the saffron party will be having a clear win in both the states. The counting of votes will start from 8 am on Thursday morning.
Accused Ashfaq and Moinuddin in the Kamlesh Tiwari murder case have been brought to Lucknow from Ahmedabad. A court in Ahmedabad had granted 72 hours of transit remand for the accused. The post-mortem of the party leader has revealed that the Hindu leader was stabbed 15 times and was shot by a bullet on his face by the assailants.
According to an ANI update, 5 MLAs from opposition parties, Kunal Sarangi (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), JP Bhai Patel (JMM), Sukhdev Bhagat (Congress), Manoj Yadav (Congress) and Bhanu Pratap Shahi (Nav Jawan Sangharsh Morcha), joined BJP in presence of CM Raghubar Das in Ranchi on Wednesday.
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