INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Polling officials receive the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Audit Paper Trail (VVPAT) at KP Inter College on the eve
of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Prayagraj, Friday, May 24, 2024
on Tuesday announced that the Maharashtra Assembly elections will take place on November 20, while the Jharkhand polls will be held in two
Results for both states will be declared on November 23.
With the term of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ending on November 26 and
that of Jharkhand concluding on January 5, 2025, both states are preparing for crucial elections
The 2019 Jharkhand Assembly polls were held across five phases, while Maharashtra conducted voting in just one phase.Click here to connect
Congress Party (NCP) faction led by Sharad Pawar, and the Congress; and the MahaYuti Alliance, consisting of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP), the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and the NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar.
In the 2019 elections, the BJP won 104 of the 288 seats
in Maharashtra, forming the government with the undivided Shiv Sena
The recent performance of the BJP in the 2024 parliamentary elections has raised concerns within the party
The MVA, on the other hand, managed to claim 30 seats in the state.
Amid mounting pressure, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
However, Fadnavis reversed his decision following a resolution passed by state BJP legislators expressing their confidence in his leadership
He remains at the helm, tasked with guiding the party into the upcoming Assembly elections.Jharkhand Assembly elections: Soren-led coalition
faces turbulence
In Jharkhand, the political landscape centres around the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress alliance, led by Chief
political fire, potentially shaking the dynamics ahead of the polls.
First Published: Oct 15 2024 | 4:06 PMIST
