According to the Election Commission of India, the counting of votes would begin at 8 am with postal ballots, and the result for the first round of counting is expected by 9:30.

As counting day approaches, exit polls suggest a fierce battle between the BJP-led NDA and the JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, while Maharashtra shows a potential sweep for the ruling Mahayuti alliance.

Exit polls released on Wednesday projected mixed outcomes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. While most predicted victories for BJP-led alliances in both states, a few gave an edge to the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra.

The Jharkhand Assembly elections results, set to be announced today, promise a tense outcome as exit polls show sharply divided projections.

A notice of 100 crores was sent to Rahul, Kharge and Supriya Shrinate on the charges of talking five crores in cash in Maharashtra, they were told that if they do not apologize then I will get the law implemented.

Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 45.53 per cent till 3 pm on Wednesday in the elections to the 288-member state le

The overall results will be declared once the counting of all the votes ends and winner is announced on all the seats. Check more details here:

Maharashtra and Jharkhand citizens went to the polls to choose their next state governments. While Jharkhand voted in two phases—on November 13 and November 20—Maharashtra held voting for all its 288 assembly constituencies in a single phase on November 20.