While exit polls have given both states to BJP-led alliances, the results throughout the day will make it clear who will emerge victorious

Election Results 2024 Maharashtra Jharkhand Vote Counting Live Updates and Latest News: The counting of votes for Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Bypolls to begin 8 am onwards. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren would eye to retain the power.

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

The Mahayuti alliance led by Mr Modi’s BJP is on course to win 221 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, home to India’s financial and entertainment capital Mumbai. The BJP alone is set to take more than 100 seats.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general election.

The NDA is all set to win Maharashtra against the INDIA bloc as the saffron party logs its best-ever electoral performance in the state.