MUMBAI: Counting of votes for 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra began on Tuesday morning, with the Shiv Sena and NCP factions and the ruling BJP and opposition Congress jostling for political supremacy.
An election official said that the counting of votes started at 8 in the morning.
Maharashtra recorded 61.33 percent voting in the general elections held in five phases from April 19 to May 20. Out of a total of 9,29,43,890 voters in the five phases, 5,70,06,778 voters exercised their franchise.
Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency saw the highest turnout of 71.88 percent, while Mumbai South saw the lowest turnout of 50.06 percent.Counting of votes in Maharashtra is being done by 14,507 personnel at 289 counting halls and 4,309 counting tables. The results are important for both the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) as the western state sends 48 members to the Lok Sabha, which in the north It is the second largest state after the state, which elects 80 MPs.
The grand alliance includes BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCP led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
MVA constituents include Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar). There were 1,121 candidates in the fray, including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari (from Nagpur), Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), Narayan Rane (Ratnagiri). -Sindhudurg), Raosaheb Danve (Jalna), Bharti Pawar (Dindori) and Kapil Patil (Bhiwandi).,
The most interesting contest was in the Baramati constituency, where Sharad Pawar's daughter and sitting NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule was pitted against her sister-in-law, Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, who founded the Nationalist Congress Party last year. . By his uncle.
State ministers Sudhir Mungantiwar and Sandipan Bhumre contested against their rivals from Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Chandrapur and Aurangabad seats respectively. In 2019, the BJP won 23 seats in Maharashtra and its erstwhile ally Shiv Sena (undivided) won 18 seats. Found. The then undivided NCP had won four constituencies, while the Congress could win only one seat.
The 2024 election was fought in a changed political scenario following the split between Shiv Sena and NCP following the rebellion of Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.Other major battles during the 2024 elections were between BJP leader Pankaja Munde and NCP (SP)'s Bajrang Sonawane in Beed and between Congress MLA Praniti Shinde, daughter of former Union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, and BJP's Ram Satpute in Solapur. Udayanraje Bhosale, a direct descendant of royals Shahu Chhatrapati and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, contested from Kolhapur and Satara seats on Congress and BJP tickets respectively.
In Mumbai, CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Uddhav Thackeray faction were locked in a direct fight in three of the six seats - Mumbai South, Mumbai North West and Mumbai South Central, while the BJP won the three other seats. Against Congress.
Prominent BJP lawyer Ujjwal Nikam contested the election from Mumbai North Central seat against Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad. Eknath Shinde's son and sitting MP Shrikant Shinde is contesting from Kalyan for the third time in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.Within the MVA, Shiv Sena (UBT) contested maximum 21 seats, followed by Congress 17 and NCP (SP) 10 seats.
In the ruling grand alliance, BJP fielded 28 candidates, followed by Shinde-led Sena contesting 15 seats, Ajit Pawar-led NCP contesting 4 seats and ally Rashtriya Samaj Paksha contesting 1 seat. Out of the 15 seats, Shinde Sena was facing the Uddhav camp on 13, while the rival NCP camps were in direct contest in Baramati and Shirur constituencies.
The Sena (UBT) and the BJP contested four seats each in Marathwada, but did not directly contest against each other in any of the eight seats in the drought-hit region.
BJP contested elections on Beed, Jalna, Nanded and Latur seats.In Beed, it faced opposition from NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), while in Jalna, Nanded and Latur, it faced Congress. Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat saw a triangular contest between Shiv Sena (UBT), Shiv Sena and AIMIM. Union Minister Danve is contesting from Jalna for the sixth time and is facing a direct challenge from former Congress MLA Kalyan Kale.
The BJP's election campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who targeted Sharad Pawar in his rallies. The MVA campaigned on a "threat to the Constitution" narrative with Sharad Pawar addressing several rallies.Thackeray sounded a sympathetic tone, citing the "treason" of Shinde camp MLAs. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi addressed rallies on the theme of social justice and assurance of conducting caste census if voted to power.
An election official said that the counting of votes started at 8 in the morning.
Maharashtra recorded 61.33 percent voting in the general elections held in five phases from April 19 to May 20. Out of a total of 9,29,43,890 voters in the five phases, 5,70,06,778 voters exercised their franchise.
Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency saw the highest turnout of 71.88 percent, while Mumbai South saw the lowest turnout of 50.06 percent.Counting of votes in Maharashtra is being done by 14,507 personnel at 289 counting halls and 4,309 counting tables. The results are important for both the ruling Mahayuti and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) as the western state sends 48 members to the Lok Sabha, which in the north It is the second largest state after the state, which elects 80 MPs.
The grand alliance includes BJP, Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCP led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
MVA constituents include Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar). There were 1,121 candidates in the fray, including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari (from Nagpur), Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), Narayan Rane (Ratnagiri). -Sindhudurg), Raosaheb Danve (Jalna), Bharti Pawar (Dindori) and Kapil Patil (Bhiwandi).,
The most interesting contest was in the Baramati constituency, where Sharad Pawar's daughter and sitting NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule was pitted against her sister-in-law, Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, who founded the Nationalist Congress Party last year. . By his uncle.
State ministers Sudhir Mungantiwar and Sandipan Bhumre contested against their rivals from Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Chandrapur and Aurangabad seats respectively. In 2019, the BJP won 23 seats in Maharashtra and its erstwhile ally Shiv Sena (undivided) won 18 seats. Found. The then undivided NCP had won four constituencies, while the Congress could win only one seat.
The 2024 election was fought in a changed political scenario following the split between Shiv Sena and NCP following the rebellion of Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.Other major battles during the 2024 elections were between BJP leader Pankaja Munde and NCP (SP)'s Bajrang Sonawane in Beed and between Congress MLA Praniti Shinde, daughter of former Union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, and BJP's Ram Satpute in Solapur. Udayanraje Bhosale, a direct descendant of royals Shahu Chhatrapati and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, contested from Kolhapur and Satara seats on Congress and BJP tickets respectively.
In Mumbai, CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Uddhav Thackeray faction were locked in a direct fight in three of the six seats - Mumbai South, Mumbai North West and Mumbai South Central, while the BJP won the three other seats. Against Congress.
Prominent BJP lawyer Ujjwal Nikam contested the election from Mumbai North Central seat against Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad. Eknath Shinde's son and sitting MP Shrikant Shinde is contesting from Kalyan for the third time in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.Within the MVA, Shiv Sena (UBT) contested maximum 21 seats, followed by Congress 17 and NCP (SP) 10 seats.
In the ruling grand alliance, BJP fielded 28 candidates, followed by Shinde-led Sena contesting 15 seats, Ajit Pawar-led NCP contesting 4 seats and ally Rashtriya Samaj Paksha contesting 1 seat. Out of the 15 seats, Shinde Sena was facing the Uddhav camp on 13, while the rival NCP camps were in direct contest in Baramati and Shirur constituencies.
The Sena (UBT) and the BJP contested four seats each in Marathwada, but did not directly contest against each other in any of the eight seats in the drought-hit region.
BJP contested elections on Beed, Jalna, Nanded and Latur seats.In Beed, it faced opposition from NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), while in Jalna, Nanded and Latur, it faced Congress. Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat saw a triangular contest between Shiv Sena (UBT), Shiv Sena and AIMIM. Union Minister Danve is contesting from Jalna for the sixth time and is facing a direct challenge from former Congress MLA Kalyan Kale.
The BJP's election campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who targeted Sharad Pawar in his rallies. The MVA campaigned on a "threat to the Constitution" narrative with Sharad Pawar addressing several rallies.Thackeray sounded a sympathetic tone, citing the "treason" of Shinde camp MLAs. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi addressed rallies on the theme of social justice and assurance of conducting caste census if voted to power.
