Abu Asim Azmi of the Samajwadi Party (SP) polled 54,780 votes to win the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar seat by a margin of 12,753 votes against his nearest rival, Ateeque Ahmad Khan of the AIMIM.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party headed for a victory Saturday in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state. Polling in the two states are seen as a test of Modi's popularity after his party returned to power in June national elections but was

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general election.

The BJP won nine seats in Thane and three in Palghar, where it did not have legislator previously. The Ajit Pawar-led NCP and Samajwadi Party won a seat each in Thane district, while the CPI (M) won from Dahanu (ST) seat in Palghar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance is leading in polls in Maharashtra by a wide margin, signaling policy continuity in a state which houses most of India’s billionaires and is home to some of the country’s biggest investments.

Big victory for BJP-led Mahayuti alliance on the cards in Maharashtra as leads suggest massive defeat for Congress-Shiv Sena(UBT)-NCP(SP) bloc - Maha Vikas Aghadi - in the Assembly election held this week.

In the Maharashtra 2024 assembly elections, the Mahayuti alliance comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), and Ajit Pawar's NCP emerged victorious. In opposition stood Maha Vikas Aghadi, which included Congress and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena.

AM, early trends in the Maharashtra Assembly elections show the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance taking the lead over the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). In the Mahayuti camp, the BJP is ahead in 19 seats.