New Delhi:
A day after the voting for the Maharashtra Assembly elections ended, many exit polls came out on Wednesday and most of the exit polls have predicted a big victory for ‘Mahayuti’, the alliance of BJP, Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP. At the same time, in two new exit polls on Thursday, big claims have been made about the victory of NDA. The majority figure is 145.
According to the Axis My India exit poll, out of 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, the Mahayuti alliance is projected to get 178-200 seats, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of Congress, Shiv Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), is expected to get 82-102 seats. The possibility has been expressed.
According to another exit poll by Today’s Chanakya, 175 seats have been given to NDA and 100 seats to MVA, which includes Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena and Sharad Pawar’s National Congress Party (NCP) faction.
Axis My India’s exit poll has given NDA 24 seats in Konkan, 30 in Marathwada, 22 in Mumbai, 38 in North Maharashtra, 39 in Vidarbha and 36 in West Maharashtra.
The contest in Maharashtra is between the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition MVA alliance. In the Grand Alliance, BJP has fielded candidates on 149 seats, Shiv Sena (Shinde) on 81 seats and Ajit Pawar’s NCP on 59 seats. Whereas, in Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA), Congress is contesting on 101 seats, Shiv Sena (UBT) on 95 and NCP (SP) on 86 seats.
