Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan Shrikant Shinde on Thursday exuded confidence in winning the Maharashtra Assembly elections and said that the people of the state voted for Mahayuti only on the agenda of development.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday seemed optimistic about the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance retaining power in the state, citing the increased voter turnout as a sign of public support.
Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav exuded confidence in peope's trust in leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) including Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra awaits results for the assembly elections
Exit poll predictions for the state assembly elections sparked varied reactions across political parties. While some parties celebrated favourable forecasts, others questioned their accuracy, labelling them premature and unreflective of ground realities.
A zonal officer deployed in a polling centre in Maharashtra's Nagpur was chased and manhandled by a group of persons over an altercation regarding a spare Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) found in his car.
Congress leader and candidate from Latur city constituency Amit Deshmukh said on Wednesday that voters in Latur district had supported the party and Maha VIkas Agadhi government will be formed in the state.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed confidence of Mahayuti winning the Maharashtra assembly elections and said "fake narrative" spread by the Maha Vikas Agadhi has not worked.
Reacting to exits polls released for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections concluded on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla expressed his confidence that the BJP alliance would get more seats than what was being showed in the exit polls.
Speaking after the polls concluded, Kesarkar predicted that the alliance could surpass 160 seats, adding that independent candidates typically align with the ruling party, further boosting their seat count.