NCP leader and former union minister Praful Patel on Tuesday expressed confidence that the ruling Mahayuti alliance will win the Maharashtra assembly elections on the basis of its development work, reported news agency ANI.

"I am very happy that the Election Commission has announced the poll dates today. I am very sure that in Maharashtra, the people will vote for development, good work and of course the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has led to the NDA victory for the third time as well as the fact that we have recently seen the polls in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir," Praful Patel said, reported ANI.