Mumbai: As per the trends available so far, even though the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has taken a clear lead over the ruling Mahayuti in most of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, six constituencies are witnessing a close contest.

The MVA comprises the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP are part of the ruling party. alliance.

Close contests are being seen in Amravati, Beed, Bhandara-Gondiya, Hatkanangle, Mumbai North-West and Satara, where fluctuations in the fortunes of key candidates can be seen as the counting of votes continues.

A close contest is underway in Beed, where there is a tough fight between BJP candidate and former Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde and her nearest rival Bajrang Sonawane of NCP (SP).Similarly, in Amravati, a close contest is being seen between BJP's Navneet Rana and Congress candidate Balwant Wankhade.

There is a tough fight between Congress candidate Prashant Padole and BJP's Sunil Mendhe on Bhandara-Gondiya seat.

Close contest is also being seen in Hatkanangle. Sitting Shiv Sena MP Dhairysheel Mane is contesting against Shiv Sena's (UBT) Satyajit Patil. Raju Shetty of Swabhimani Paksha is the third candidate from this seat.

In Mumbai North-West too, the results of the fight between Shiv Sena's (UBT) Amol Kirtikar and Shiv Sena's Ravindra Vaikar have been mixed. Till afternoon, Kirtikar has got a lead of 11,219 votes.In Satara in western Maharashtra too, there is a tough contest between NCP's Shashikant Shinde and BJP's Udayanraje Bhosale and Shinde is leading by 784 votes.

Meanwhile, in Latur constituency of Marathwada region of the state, there is a close contest between Congress candidate Dr. Shivaji Kalge ​​and BJP's Sudhakar Shringare. In the 10 rounds of counting that took place till 2 pm, Kalge ​​was leading by 23212 votes. While Kalge ​​got 2,32,154 votes, Shringare got 2,08,942 votes.