Updated On: 15 October, 2024 06:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The date for the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Election was announced on October 15, alongside the Jharkhand state polls. Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (Sharad Pawar) aim to wrest power from the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition. Jharkhand will hold its polls in 2 phases: November 13 and 20, with counting for both states taking place simultaneously

ECI Rajiv Kumar speaks to the press on October 15 on the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Pic/PTI
The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for the Assembly elections for Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Tuesday, October 15.
The poll body officials said the Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on November 20, while the counting will held three days later.