Maharashtra is bracing for a key political decision, as suspense prevails over who will be the next Chief Minister. The final announcement is expected after a crucial meeting of the NDA legislature parties,

At 9 am, counting trends showed the Mahayuti-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leading on more than 153 of the 288 seats. Meanwhile, the Opposition was ahead on 86 seats

The Mahayuti alliance appears all set to retain Maharashtra for the third consecutive term, while the JMM and team have crossed the halfway mark in Jharkhand.

The counting of votes will be completed in a minimum of 20 rounds in Sisamau and a maximum of 32 rounds in Kundarki, Karhal, Phulpur and Majhawan. A total of 90 candidates are in the fray in the nine assembly constituencies of the by-election,

As Maharashtra moves beyond the ballot battle into a Game of Thrones with the Mahayuti, a celebratory get-together at Varsha -- the Chief Minister official residence -- may be sending out a chair message.

The Maharashtra election results show the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is on course for a landslide victory. Here is the full list of winners so far

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged 'conspiracy' behind the NDA taking an unassailable lead in the Maharashtra assembly elections. Claiming that the NDA had 'stole seats' in the Lok Sabha elections,

As of the 10 am counting trends, the Mahayuti-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was leading in over 211 of the 288 seats in Maharashtra, while the Opposition was ahead in 76 constituencies

As per the current Election Commission vote counting trends, the BJP-led NDA is leading on over 200 seats and the INDIA is far behind with leads on just 63 seats