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2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

The 2024 Maharashtra legislative assembly elections were held On 20 November 2024 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The turnout for the election was 66.05%, the highest since 1995. The BJP-led Maha Yuti alliance won a landslide victory, winning 235 seats of the 288 seats in which the election was held. None of the parties in the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance won the necessary number of seats to obtain the position of leader of opposition, a first in six decades.

Following the election, the BJP's leadership chose Devendra Fadnavis as their choice for chief minister On 4 December 2024. He took the oath as the chief minister for the third time on 5 December 2024.

The tenure of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was set to conclude on 26 November. The last Assembly elections in Maharashtra took place in October 2019. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance secured a majority to establish the government. However, internal conflicts led the Shiv Sena to exit the alliance and join forces with the Nationalist Congress Party and the Indian National Congress, forming a new coalition called Maha Vikas Aghadi. Subsequently, Maha Vikas Aghadi established the state government, with Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray assuming the role of chief minister.

Following the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis, Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde, along with 40 MLAs from his party, formed a government with the BJP with Shinde becoming the new chief minister. After the 2023 Maharashtra political crisis, the Ajit Pawar faction of Nationalist Congress Party also joined the government.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, which was the first major election after the split of the Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena, Maha Vikas Aghadi won a record breaking 31 out of 48 seats while Maha Yuti could only get 17 seats.

Poll event	Schedule
22 October
29 October
30 October
4 November
20 November
23 November

Party	Flag	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party	Devendra Fadnavis	145+4
	Shiv Sena	Eknath Shinde	75+6
	Nationalist Congress Party	Ajit Pawar	50+9
	Jan Surajya Shakti	Vinay Kore	2+4
	Rashtriya Samaj Paksha	Mahadev Jankar	1+92
	Rashtriya Yuva Swabhiman Party	Ravi Rana	1+1
	Rajarshi Shahu Vikas Aghadi	Rajendra Patil Yadravkar	1
No Candidates	2

Maha Vikas Aghadi

Flag	Seats contested
Indian National Congress	Balasaheb Thorat	100+1
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)	Uddhav Thackeray	90+5
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)	Sharad Pawar	85+1
Samajwadi Party	Abu Azmi	2+7
Peasants and Workers Party of India	Jayant Prabhakar Patil	3+15
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Ashok DhawaleUday Narkar	2+1
Communist Party of India	Budh Mala Pawara	1+1

Flag	Seats contested
Prahar Janshakti Party	Bachchu Kadu	38
Maharashtra Swarajya Party	Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati	32
Swabhimani Paksha	Raju Shetty	19
Swatantra Bharat Paksh	Wamanrao Chatap	3
Maharashtra Rajya Samiti	Shankar Anna Dhondge	2

Flag	Seats contested
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen	Imtiyaz Jaleel	17
Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)	Chandrashekhar Azad	28
Bahujan Samaj Party	Sunil Dongre	237
Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi	Hitendra Thakur	8
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena	Raj Thackeray	125
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi	Prakash Ambedkar	200
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	Thol. Thirumavalavan	4


74	13	7	7
33	51	5	7
36	8	37	5
2	3	9

With rising inflation and unemployment, particularly in urban areas caused dissatisfaction among voters. In rural regions, issues such as inadequate crop prices and agricultural distress were prominent. According to data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for April-June 2024, the unemployment rate among youth aged 15 to 29 years in urban areas stood at 16.8%.

The BJP-led Maha Yuti's 'Ladki Bahin' scheme proposed a direct cash transfer of ₹1,500 to women, which was later increased to ₹2,100 in response to the Congress-led MVA's pledge of ₹3,000 per woman. Both alliances also announced similar benefits for youth, senior citizens, and farmers. These promises expected to significantly influence voter preferences, particularly in rural areas facing economic challenges. Additionally, infrastructure development proposals and the perception of which alliance could better attract industrial investments to Maharashtra emerged as key electoral issues.

Between 2019 and 2024, Maharashtra's political landscape was marked by significant instability, characterized by multiple leadership changes and shifting alliances. In 2019, the dissolution of the pre-election alliance between the BJP and Shiv Sena over power-sharing disagreements led to the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), comprising Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Indian National Congress, with Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister. The MVA government faced internal challenges, including a rebellion in June 2022 by senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, which resulted in the collapse of the MVA and Shinde assuming the Chief Minister role with BJP support. Further instability followed in July 2023 when NCP leader Ajit Pawar and a faction of MLAs joined the Shinde-led government, causing a split within the NCP. These successive upheavals resulted in three different administrations within five years, creating a climate of political uncertainty.

District wise map of Maharashtra	No	Districts	Voter turnout %
	1	Ahmednagar	72.47
2	Akola	64.76
3	Amravati	66.40
4	Aurangabad	69.64
5	Beed	68.88
6	Bhandara	70.87
7	Buldhana	70.60
8	Chandrapur	71.33
9	Dhule	65.47
10	Gadchiroli	75.26
11	Gondia	69.74
12	Hingoli	72.24
13	Jalgaon	65.80
14	Jalna	72.67
15	Kolhapur	76.63
16	Latur	67.03
17	Mumbai City	52.65
18	Mumbai Suburban	56.39
19	Nagpur	61.60
20	Nanded	69.45
21	Nandurbar	71.88
22	Nashik	69.12
23	Osmanabad	65.62
24	Palghar	66.63
25	Parbhani	71.45
26	Pune	61.62
27	Raigad	69.15
28	Ratnagiri	65.23
29	Sangli	72.12
30	Satara	71.95
31	Sindhudurg	71.14
32	Solapur	67.72
33	Thane	56.93
34	Wardha	69.29
35	Washim	67.09
36	Yavatmal	70.86

Date published	Polling agency				Lead
20 November 2024	P-MARQ	147-157	106-146	2-8	2-12
People's Pulse	175-195	85-112	7-12	30-50
Matrize	150-170	110-130	8-10	5-25
Lokshahi-Marathi Rudra	148-162	105-120	18-23	3-17
JVC	150-167	107-125	13-14	5-22
Today's Chanakya	164-186	89-111	8-18	19-41
Dainik Bhaskar	125-140	135-150	20-25	Hung
KK Survey and strategies	225	56	07	150
Electoral Edge	145	150	20	5
Poll Diary	122-186	69-121	10-27	Hung
People's Insight	213	60	15	120-138
Axis My India	178-200	82-102	6-12	33-55
CNX Exit Poll	160-179	100-119	6-12	15-34

According to a Lokniti post-poll survey, in the latest election, the Mahayuti garnered 30% of Maratha (including Kunbi) votes and 40% of OBC votes, creating a strong coalition. About 25% of Adivasi voters and 20% of Scheduled Caste (SC) voters supported the Mahayuti. The alliance expanded its base across social groups, while the MVA experienced a decline in support. SC voters displayed diverse voting patterns, with many Buddhists and former Mahars backing parties outside the two alliances. More fragmented voting trends were observed among SCs, Adivasis, and Muslims, as they did not align as strongly with the MVA.

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Alliance/ Party	Popular vote	Seats
		BJP	17,293,650	26.77	1.02	149	132	27
	SHS	7,996,920	12.38	New	81	57	19
	NCP	5,816,566	9.01	New	59	41	1
	JSS	270,255	0.41	0.05	3	2	1
	RSPS	141,544	0.22	0.07	1	1
	RYSP	195,840	0.30	New	2	1
	RSVA	134,630	0.21	New	1	1	1
Total	31,849,405	49.30	7.14	286	235	49
		INC	8,020,921	12.42	3.45	101	16	28
	SS(UBT)	6,433,013	9.96	New	95	20	4
	NCP(SP)	7,287,797	11.28	New	86	10	2
	SP	247,350	0.38	0.16	9	2
	PWPI	488,735	0.76	0.11	5	1
	CPI(M)	219,493	0.34	0.03	3	1
	CPI	12,911	0.02	0.04	1	0
Total	22,710,220	35.16		288	50	26
	Other parties					1	10
	Independents					2	11
	NOTA	461,886	0.72

Region	Mahayuti (NDA) Vote Share (%)	Maha Vikas Aghadi (INDIA) Vote Share (%)
Vidarbha	48.1%	36.0%
Western Maharashtra	48.2%	36.4%
North Maharashtra	53.1%	38.2%
Marathwada	45.4%	30.1%
Konkan & Thane	50.3%	24.5%
Mumbai	45.1%	22.3%

Region	Mahayuti	Maha Vikas Aghadi
Vidarbha	31.2%	6.4%	4.2%	18.5%	5.8%	6.2%
North Maharashtra	33.4%	11.2%	8.5%	12.1%	9.4%	10.2%
Marathwada	23.5%	14.1%	7.8%	11.4%	10.2%	8.5%
Mumbai	28.6%	12.4%	4.1%	8.2%	11.5%	2.6%
Konkan & Thane	24.2%	21.5%	4.6%	4.5%	14.8%	5.2%
Western Maharashtra	24.8%	8.2%	15.2%	10.6%	6.5%	19.3%

Strike rate is determined by calculating the number of seats won by a party of the number of seats it contested.

Alliance/ Party	Seats contested	Seats Won	Strike Rate (%)
		BJP	149	132	88.59
	SHS	81	57	70.37
	NCP	59	41	69.49
	JSS	3	2	66.67
	RSP	1	1	100.00
	RVSP	2	1	50.00
	RSVA	1	1	100.00
Total	286	235	82.17
		INC	102	16	15.68
	SS(UBT)	92	20	21.73
	NCP(SP)	86	10	11.62
	SP	9	2	22.22
	PWPI	5	1	20.00
	CPI(M)	3	1	33.33
	CPI	1	0	0.00
Total	288	50	17.36

District	Seats
3	1	0
5	0	0
11	0	0
6	1	0
3	2	0
2	1	0
7	1	0
4	0	0
9	3	0
2	1	0
4	0	0
2	1	0
5	1	0
5	2	0
9	0	0
3	0	0
3	1	0
5	0	0
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14	0	1
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4	6	0
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18	2	1
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9	0	1
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Seats Retained	Seats Lost	Seats Gained	Final Count
BJP	98	7	34	132
SHS	35	6	22	57
NCP	34	8	7	41
SS(UBT)	9	6	11	20
INC	13	32	3	16
NCP(SP)	5	6	5	10
CPI(M)	1	0	0	1
JSS	1	0	1	2
SP	2	0	0	2
RSPS	1	0	0	1
RVSP	1	0	0	1
RSVA	0	0	1	1
PWPI	0	1	1	1
AIMIM	1	1	0	1

On 23 November Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the BJP-led Mahayuti's landslide Maharashtra election victory, emphasizing development, good governance, and unity. He thanked the people of Maharashtra for their historic mandate and praised party workers for their hard work. The BJP named Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra's Chief Minister after their victory with over 230 seats. Fadnavis thanked party leaders, allies, and voters, attributing the success of the elections to Modi.

Date	Constituency	Previous MLA	Reason	Elected MLA
TBD	Rahuri	Shivaji Kardile		Bharatiya Janata Party	Died on 17 October 2025	Akshay Shivaji Kardile
TBD	Baramati	Ajit Pawar		Nationalist Congress Party	Died on 28 January 2026	Sunetra Pawar

2024 elections in India
Elections in Maharashtra
2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra
Election results at Election Commission of India

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