
Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Results 2024 Live Analysis: With counting underway in Maharashtra, the Mahayuti is headed for a landslide victory in what is a resounding reversal of its recent setback in the Lok Sabha polls, in which it clinched just 17 of the state’s 48 parliamentary seats. Though counting is yet to be completed, the ruling alliance sits poised to return to power with a considerable mandate. Based on recent leads, it looks forward to winning in 230 seats in the 288-member Assembly – having flipped at least 105 Assembly segments it had lost to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidates just months ago in the Lok Sabha polls.
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Meanwhile, in Jharkhand… the BJP-led NDA is not seeing such luck. While the BJP mounted an aggressive campaign alleging that “infiltrators” were changing the state’s demographics and usurping land and jobs, the Scheduled Tribe-reserved seats appeared to be staying with the INDIA bloc. The BJP’s gambit of wooing JMM No.2 and senior tribal leader Champai Soren to its side seems to have not worked.
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What’s at stake? For the BJP, the results will determine how the party fares in a perception battle after its underwhelming performance in the Lok Sabha polls. A victory for Congress and other INDIA parties will mean the furthering of a ‘BJP is on a decline’ narrative, and serve as a boost of confidence for a shaky alliance.
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