Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in one of the two recent state elections with a small margin, according to exit polls, while the opposition alliance is trailing closely behind.

Most exit poll projections have given an edge to Mahayuti alliance of the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), BJP and the NCP (Ajit Pawar), with seats in their kitty estimated to be between 120-180 in the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly,

Exit polls released today have predicted a clear advantage for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, with the BJP, Ajit Pawar's NCP, and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena likely to retain power in the state.

Maharashtra's Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi will form the state's next government and its Chief Minister will take oath on November 25, Congress's state unit chief Nana Patole told NDTV today.

In the Maharashtra assembly election 2019, the BJP won 105 seats, the undivided Shiv Sena won 56 seats and the undivided NCP won 54 seats.

Maharashtra’s 288 assembly seats require 145 seats for a majority. According to Matrize, the Mahayuti is projected to win between 150–170 seats, while the MVA is expected to secure 110–130 seats.

The ruling Mahayuti will win the 2024 Maharashtra election, five of nine exit polls indicated Wednesday evening, shortly after the close of single-phase voting in the state. An average of all eight gave the alliance an average of 150 (eight over majority) of 288 Assembly seats,