Maharashtra Exit poll results: NDA to win 31 seats, INDIA 18

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA will be comfortably ahead of the Congress-led INDIA bloc in the key state of Maharashtra which has 48 Lok Sabha seats, according to exit poll results released on Saturday.
As per the poll of polls so far, the NDA is poised to win around 31 seats while INDIA may secure 18 seats.
What pollsters said:

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The 2024 Lok Sabha contest in the state saw an interesting dimension as two key regional parties - the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party - split down the middle and rival factions of the two parties becoming part of both the alliances.
While Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar stayed with the opposition INDIA bloc, their rivals Eknath Shinde of Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar of NCP joined hands with the BJP.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP and the Shiv Sena had contested in alliance and together they had won 41 seats. While the BJP had won 23 with a vote share of 27.59%, the Shiv Sena managed 18 with 23.29% of votes. However, most of the Shiv Sena MPs are now with the Eknath Shinde faction.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections also, the BJP and the Shiv Sena had together won 41 seats in the state.
The Congress, which had won just one seat in 2019 elections, may marginally increase its tally in the state.
The Election Commission declared the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on March 16. Maharashtra was scheduled to vote during the first five phases on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20.
Ranking second in terms of Lok Sabha constituencies, Maharashtra stands as the second-largest state in India, boasting 48 seats, following Uttar Pradesh, the largest state with 80 seats.
In the ongoing Lok Sabha elections across Maharashtra's 48 constituencies, numerous prominent candidates are vying for victory. Among them are BJP stalwarts such as Nitin Gadkari, contesting from the RSS citadel and BJP bastion Nagpur. Another notable figure is Union minister Piyush Goyal, making his electoral debut in Mumbai-North. Moreover, Pankaja Munde, the daughter of the late senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde is contesting from the family's stronghold in Beed.
June 4 marks a pivotal date to watch as Maharashtra undergoes vote counting and result declaration. Recent party splits in the state have significantly heightened the political landscape. Over the past two years, Maharashtra has been the stage for intense political upheaval, largely centered on the division within two regional powers, Shiv Sena and the NCP.
On the opposing front, significant candidates have been fielded across Maharashtra. This prominently includes political veteran and NCP's leader Sharad Pawar's daughter, Supriya Sule from family's stronghold Baramati, Arvind Sawant from Uddhav-led Shiv Sena, and Varsha Gaikwad representing the Congress party.
Maharashtra witnessed voter turnouts of 63.71%, 62.71%, 63.6%, 62.21%, and 56.89% across all five phases of the general elections.