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.
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Maharashtra Polls | BJP Wins 104 seats, Shiv Sena Wins 56 Seats, Congress Secures 43 Seats and NCP Wins 54 Seats: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, October 24, 2019
The counting of votes will start from 8 am on Thursday morning. The exit polls have predicted that the saffron party will be having a clear win in both the states. he results of 288 constituencies of Maharashtra Assembly and 90 constituencies of Haryana Assembly will be declared today.
24 Oct, 23:47 (IST)
Shiv Sena calls a meeting of all MLAs at Sena Bhavan on October 26.
24 Oct, 23:18 (IST)
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.
24 Oct, 20:57 (IST)
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."
24 Oct, 20:09 (IST)
At least 3 truck drivers shot at in Kashmir's Shopian district by terrorists; trucks set on fire.
24 Oct, 19:38 (IST)
"Voters blessed us before Diwali": PM Narendra Modi.
24 Oct, 19:36 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi addresses BJP workers at the party headquarters.
24 Oct, 19:34 (IST)
Amit Shah, on Maharashtra and Haryana, says "BJP has won first 2 elections in Modi 2.0".
24 Oct, 19:34 (IST)
Amit Shah, on Maharashtra and Haryana, says "BJP has won first 2 elections in Modi 2.0".
24 Oct, 19:30 (IST)
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.
24 Oct, 19:29 (IST)
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at BJP Headquarters where he will address the party workers shortly. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and Nitin Gadkari also present.
24 Oct, 18:41 (IST)
I thank the people of Haryana for blessing us. We will continue to work with same zeal and dedication for the state’s progress. I laud the efforts of hardworking BJP Haryana karyakartas who toiled extensively and went amongst people to elaborate on our development.
24 Oct, 18:33 (IST)
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.
24 Oct, 18:23 (IST)
A Special Court has extended Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of Congress leader P. Chidambaram till 30th October in INX media case.
24 Oct, 18:09 (IST)
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari: I express my gratitude to the people of Maharashtra & thank them for bringing back this govt once again.
24 Oct, 17:58 (IST)
CM Yogi Adityanath: On 8 out of the 11 seats (UP by-polls), BJP & its allies have registered victory. I congratulate all the candidates who have won today. PM Modi's 'mantra' of 'Sabka saath sabka vikas' has become the 'mantra' of the politics in India.
24 Oct, 17:40 (IST)
Haryana Minister & BJP leader Anil Vij has won from Ambala Cantonment Assembly constituency.
24 Oct, 17:26 (IST)
Dushyant Chautala will be next Haryana CM, says Ashok Tanwar.
24 Oct, 17:24 (IST)
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Tangdhar sector. Indian Army is retaliating effectively.
24 Oct, 17:11 (IST)
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis: 15 independent MLAs have contacted me and they are ready to come with us. Others may also come but these 15 will come with us. Most of them are BJP or Shiv Sena rebels.
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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