Maharashtra Exit Poll Results 2024: Mahayuti Set To Return With BJP Near 100; Jharkhand Hangs In Balance

Exit polls for the Jharkhand assembly election 2024 predict a close contest where neither of the two main alliances is hitting the majority mark. A poll of polls compiled by NDTV gives the opposition National Democratic Alliance 39 wins in a house of 81, while the ruling INDIA bloc is ahead in 38.

Such a narrow margin puts independent and other candidates in a sweet spot, as at least four are expected to win.

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Several exit polls released on Wednesday predict a second term for the BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction)-NCP (Ajit Pawar faction)-led Mahayuti alliance for the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024. While three agencies—Dainik Bhaskar, P-Marq, and Lokshahi Marathi-Rudra—have predicted a hung house in Maharashtra.

On the other hand, the Electoral Edge exit poll has predicted victory for the Congress-Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray)-NCP (Sharad Pawar faction)-led Maha Vikas Agadi alliance in Maharashtra.

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Maharashtra Navriman Sena chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit is seen as a wildcard entry in the Mahim assembly contest in Mumbai where the two Shiv Sena's are pitted against each other.

All three parties have a similar vote base of working class Marathi-speakers and appeal of nativist ideas.

Mahesh Sawant from Sena UBT and current MLA Sada Sarvankar are in the fray.

Jharkhand phase two recorded 67.71% voter turnout, according to the latest provisional ECI data.

Mumbai City saw the lowest turnout in Maharashtra. The financial city of India recorded 49.07% voter turnout, while Mumbai Suburban recorded 51.92% turnout.

Maharashtra records 58.43% voter turnout, according to the latest provisional turnout data.