Maharashtra saw a saffron wave as the BJP-led Mahayuti decimated the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi in state elections while INDIA bloc held its fortress in Jharkhand. Bypoll results were also declared for 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats.

In the hotly contested poll between BJP-led NDA and JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the people of the state seem to have restored their faith in the incumbent Hemant Soren government, show early trends.

All eyes are on the counting of votes and results of the high-stakes Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. The results for the first round of counting is expected by 9:30 am

JMM leader and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren thanked the people of the state as the INDIA coalition - comprising the JMM, Congress, RJD and CPIM(L) Liberation - is poised for a decisive victory.

Trends from Jharkhand Assembly showed JMM-led India alliance leading at 48 of the 81 assembly seats, while NDA was ahead with 28 leads

The Election Commission will begin counting of votes for Maharashtra, Jharkhand at 8 am today. Exit polls have predicted a victory of Mahayuti in Maharashtra and a neck-and-neck fight between NDA and INDIA in Jharkhand.

In Jharkhand's assembly elections, the BJP-NDA leads in 40 out of 81 seats while the JMM-led INDIA bloc is ahead in 37. Former Chief Minister Champai Soren and other prominent candidates await results.

The JMM-led alliance secures leads in 50 seats in Jharkhand Assembly elections, inching closer to a majority as BJP trails with 28 seats.

As per Exit Polls there will be neck to neck fight between NDA and INDIA. The Matrize Exit Poll for Maharashtra shows a lead for NDA with 150-170 seats. The INDIA Bloc with 110-130 seats and Others with 9 to 10 seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state