Maharashtra and Jharkhand Election Result Latest News LIVE Updates: Results announced for Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections, tight race for Uddhav Thackeray, Eknath Shinde, Hemant Soren, Sharad Pawar.

The Mahayuti alliance won the assembly elections in Maharashtra. The INDIA bloc won in Jharkhand. Eknath Shinde's faction of the Shiv Sena secured a significant victory over Uddhav Thackeray's faction.

While exit polls have given both states to BJP-led alliances, the results throughout the day will make it clear who will emerge victorious

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde celebrated Mahayuti's performance with party workers at his official residence Varsha. Celebrations began in Jharkhand also where JMM and allies are set to win the assembly polls.

As the results for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections are tickling in, here is how some of the big faces are doing in the contest.

The counting of votes is underway for the single-phase Maharashtra election held on Wednesday. However, the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition has successfully crossed the majority mark in the assembly and is set to form the government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance is leading in polls in Maharashtra by a wide margin, signaling policy continuity in a state which houses most of India’s billionaires and is home to some of the country’s biggest investments.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general election.