Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asserted on Sunday that the effective governance of the Bharatiya Janata Party's double-engine government has played a crucial role in the party's success in the recent elections. This statement comes at a time when the Election Commission of India's results show a significant lead for the BJP in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan."

As counting progressed, as per the ECI, the BJP was leading in 157 of 230 seats, Congress on 71 seats and Bahujan Samaj Party on one, at 11:48 am.