The previous assembly elections in 2019 witnessed a close contest, with the JMM securing 30 seats while the BJP won 25, a decline from their 37 seats in 2014.

In Maharashtra, a total of 4,136 candidates are contesting across 288 constituencies. While in Jharkhand, more than 500 candidates, including Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren, are contesting in 38 of the total 81 Assembly seats.

The second phase of Jharkhand's Assembly elections, set for Wednesday, is a high-stakes contest, with 38 constituencies across 12 districts preparing

Maharashtra votes on Wednesday to elect 288 members to the state assembly, following a high-octane campaign between the ruling Mahayuti Alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi. The Mahayuti, consisting of the BJP,

There are 288 seats in the Maharashtra assembly, of which 234 are in the general category, 29 are for Scheduled Castes (SC), and 25 are for Scheduled Tribes. In Jharkhand, a total of 528 candidates are in the fray for the 38 seats in this phase,

Stakes are very high for a number of regional heavyweights in Maharashtra as the state goes to the polls today in what promises to be a make-or-break election for satraps like Sharad Pawar, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde,

The Election Commission will also conduct by-polls in 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand.