Maharashtra will make MVA win with simple majority, says Priyanka Chaturvedi

As the counting of votes for Maharashtra elections 2024 begins Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi exuded confidence in the Maha Vikas Aghadis MVA victory and remarked that the people of state will ensure the MVAs win giving the alliance a simple majority and the chance to form the governmentPriyanka Chaturvedi also criticized the ruling Mahayutis governance over the past 25 years citing corruption crimes against women and farmerrelated issuesOur victory is certain and we will celebrate as the results unfold said Chaturvedi Speaking to ANI the Shiv Sena UBT leader said Initial trends will start coming in now postal ballots will be counted I think picture will be clear around 11 am12 noon But it is very clear that the people of Maharashtra will make Maha Vikas Aghadi victorious and we will get the opportunity to form government once again with a simple majorityThe manner in which Maharashtra saw corruption loot and crimes against women farmers issues in 25 years and the manner in which Delhi was trying to run the government in Delhi Maharashtra saw that too Our victory is certain and I believe that as the results come out we will all celebrate she addedVisuals from various counting centres in Maharashtra on Saturday morning showed teams of election officials gearing up for the counting of the votes for the 288 assembly seats that went to the polls on November 20 The counting began at 8 am todayArrangements are also in place for counting votes for the Jharkhand assembly polls and bypolls on 48 assembly and two Lok Sabha seats across 15 states Counting began at 8 am with trends expected to emerge in Maharashtra and Jharkhand within the next two hoursIn Maharashtra the Mahayuti alliance comprising the BJP Shiv Sena and NCP is engaged in a fierce contest with the MVA which includes Congress Shiv Sena UBT and NCP SPThe Maharashtra elections 2024 for the 288member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly took place on Wednesday recording a turnout of 6605 per cent compared to nearly 61 per cent in the 2019 assembly elections Both Mahayuti and MVA leaders view the increased voter turnout as a positive sign for their respective alliancesIn the Mahayuti alliance the BJP is contesting 148 seats Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde 80 and NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar 52 Six additional seats have Mahayuti candidates in the frayIn the MVA alliance Congress is contesting 102 seats Shiv Sena UBT 96 and NCP SP 86 The Samajwadi Party and smaller MVA allies are contesting two seats eachIn the 2019 elections BJP won 105 seats the undivided Shiv Sena 56 the undivided NCP 54 Congress 44 independents 13 and others 16 seatsIn Jharkhand the first phase of polling was conducted in 43 of the 81 assembly seats on November 13Among the constituents of the INDIA bloc JMM is contesting 43 seats Congress 30 RJD six and CPIML four The BJP is contesting 68 seats AJSU 10 JDU two and LJP one seatIn the previous assembly election the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won 30 seats the BJP 25 and Congress 16 seatsThe bypolls were also fiercely contested across various states including Uttar Pradesh where nine assembly seats saw polling on Wednesday Bypolls were held in 48 assembly and two Lok Sabha seats across 15 statesIn Wayanad Kerala Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut The bypolls were conducted in two phases