With the counting of votes underway for the Maharashtra assembly polls, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised to return to power, going past the halfway mark comfortably. Stay tuned for more updates.

Abu Asim Azmi of the Samajwadi Party (SP) polled 54,780 votes to win the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar seat by a margin of 12,753 votes against his nearest rival, Ateeque Ahmad Khan of the AIMIM.

The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised to retain power in Maharashtra, with the latest Election Commission figures showing the alliance leading in 204 out of 288 assembly seats. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is trailing,

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.

Visitors to the Election Commission's results.eci.gov.in website encountered non-functional links and a "counting in progress" message without updated data.

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

Winning Jharkhand would have been an icing on the cake for the BJP and it will regret not getting Ranchi, but Maharashtra is the real cake

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.

Jalebi took a political turn last month during the Haryana assembly elections when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a comment about the delicious Gohana jalebis during a campaign speech and suggested the shop should open factories worldwide.

NDA, which is fighting as a team in both states, has maintained a comfortable lead in Maharashtra. In Jharkhand, the INDIA bloc is giving a tough fight to the BJP.