"If VBA gets the numbers, tomorrow, to support a party or an alliance to form the government in Maharashtra, we will choose to be with one who can form the government. We will choose power!" posted Prakash Ambedkar on X.
Ahead of the assembly election results in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Friday morning visited Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Temple to offer his prayers. Shinde, son of the current Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, represents the Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency.
Ahead of the counting of votes for already held assembly polls in Maharashtra, Pune Collector Suhas Diwase said that the administration is ready logistically, adding that the necessary barricading has already been done in counting centres.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday exuded confidence in NDA's victory in both Jharkhand and Maharashtra and said that they have more faith in their hard work than the exit polls.
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.
In Maharashtra, the ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra and the NDA also has an edge to form government in Jharkhand, exit polls predicted on Wednesday as polling concluded in the two states.
BJP Mahila Morcha National Vice President Medha Kulkarni on Thursday expressed her confidence in BJP-led Mahayuti forming the government in Maharashtra, noting that the alliance would get more seats than what the exit polls had predicted on Wednesday.
The ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra and the NDA also has an edge to form government in Jharkhand, exit polls predicted on Wednesday as polling concluded in the two states.
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.
Maharashtra assembly polls on Wednesday saw celebrities from the film industry stepping out in large numbers to exercise their franchise and, in the process, inspiring other voters to cast their ballot. Polling began at 7 am.
As the high-stakes Assembly elections came to an end, Maharashtra recorded a 62.05 per cent voter turnout, while Jharkhand saw 68.01 per cent, surpassing the 67.04 per cent turnout in the 2019 assembly elections.