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2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

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2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
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For Lok Sabha elections, see 2024 Indian general election in Maharashtra.

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. 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.[1]

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The BJP leadership finalized Devendra Fadnavis as the Maharashtra Chief Minister post at a key meeting held on 4 December 2024 and he took an oath as the Chief Minister for the third time, on 5 December 2024.[2][3]

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Background

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Main article: 2019 Maharashtra political crisis

The tenure of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was set to conclude on 26 November.[4] 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[5] and join forces with the Nationalist Congress Party and the Indian National Congress, forming a new coalition called Maha Vikas Aghadi.[6] Subsequently, Maha Vikas Aghadi established the state government, with Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray assuming the role of chief minister.[7]

Political developments

Main articles: 2022 Maharashtra political crisis and 2023 Nationalist Congress Party split

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.[8] 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.[9][10]

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Schedule

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Parties and alliances

  Maha Yuti

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  Maha Vikas Aghadi

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Parivartan Mahashakti

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Others

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Candidates

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Major issues

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Economic concerns

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%.[16][17]

Women's welfare initiatives

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.[18][19]

Political Stability

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.[20][21][22]

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Voting

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Exit polls

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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.[27]

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Results

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Results by alliance or party

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Seat Share (By alliance)
  1. Maha Yuti 85.6 (82.3%)
  2. Maha Vikas Aghadi 17.36 (16.7%)
  3. Others 1.04 (1.00%)
Vote Share (By alliance)
  1. Maha Yuti (49.3%)
  2. Maha Vikas Aghadi (35.16%)
  3. Others (15.54%)
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Strike-rate

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Reactions

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.[34] 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.[35]

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Notes

  1. Seat change from the MLAs who supported Ekhnath Shinde in the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis.
  2. Seat change from the MLAs who supported Ajit Pawar in the 2023 Maharashtra political crisis.
  3. Vote share after splint in 2022 Maharashtra political crisis.
  4. Vote share after splint in 2023 Maharashtra political crisis.
  5. Seat change from the MLAs who supported Uddhav Thackeray in the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis.
  6. Seat change from the MLAs who supported Sharad Pawar in the 2023 Maharashtra political crisis.
  7. Vote share after splint in 2023 Maharashtra political crisis.
  8. Includes 1 NDA candidate under BJP symbol and friendly contest with NCP on 3 seats.
  9. SHS will have friendly contest with RYSP and NCP on 1 and 5 seats respectively.
  10. NCP will have a friendly contest with BJP and SHS on 3 and 5 seats respectively, and with JSS on 1 seat.
  11. JSS will have friendly contest with NCP on 1 seat.
  12. RYSP will have friendly contest with SHS on 1 seat
  13. Supporting MNS candidate on one seat.
  14. Congress will have a friendly contest with NCP-SP and CPI(M) on Pandharpur and Solapur City Central constituencies respectively.
  15. SS(UBT) will have a friendly contest with PWPI on Panvel and Uran constituencies.
  16. NCP(SP) will have a friendly contest with Congress on Pandharpur constituency.
  17. SP will contest 7 other seats independently.
  18. PWPI will have a friendly contest with SS(UBT) on Panvel and Uran constituencies.
  19. CPI(M) will have a friendly contest with INC on Solapur City Central constituency.
  20. No Candidate.
  21. Maha Yuti extend its Support to Bala Nandgaonkar of MNS in Shivadi constituency.
  22. Vote share of only of Gangakhed Assembly constituency which was contested under the Maha Yuti alliance.
  23. Includes only the Gangakhed Assembly constituency which was contested under the Maha Yuti alliance.
  24. Includes only the Gangakhed Assembly constituency which the Maha Yuti is supporting.
  25. Strike rate of only the Gangakhed Assembly constituency which the Maha Yuti is supporting.
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