Question: Consider the following statement regarding Maharashtra Election:
(1) Maharashtra election results 2019 were declared on October 24, 2019
(2) BJP won 105 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections 2019, while the Shiv Sena won 56
From the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only(1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both(1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer :(c)
Related Fact :
- To elect all 288 members of the state’s Legislative Assembly,the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October.
- Results for Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra were declared on October 24, 2019.
- After a 61.3% turnout in the election, the ruling right-wing National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS), won a majority.
- The BJP won 105 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections 2019, while the Shiv Sena won 56.
- The opposition, especially the NCP fared better than predicted with 54 seats while the Indian National Congress won 44 seats.
- Among others, Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi got 3 seats, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Prahar Janshakti Party and Samajwadi Party won 2 seats each.
- Communist Party of India (Marxist), Jan Surajya Shakti, Krantikari Shetkari Party, Maharashtra Navnirman sena, Peasants And Workers Party of India, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha and Swabhimani Paksha secured 1 seats each.
- A total of 13 independent candidates held victory in the assembly elections.
Major victory:
- Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar won from the Baramati assembly seat defeating BJP’s Gopichand Padalkar by a huge margin of 1,65,265 votes – the highest victory margin recorded by a candidate in this election.
- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis won his Nagpur South West by 49,344 votes.
Road Ahead:
- The BJP-Shiv Sena combined will soon stake claim to form government in Maharashtra.
- The Shiv Sena has announced that it would be pushing for the 50:50 formula, which was decided between the two parties at the time of their pre-poll alliance.
- Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray confirmed that the party would be laying claim to the Chief Minister’s post.
- Though the BJP is still ahead in numbers, the party has lost seats in comparison to the 2014 state elections.
- The NCP is the main gainer in these elections, as the party has revived courtesy Sharad Pawar and posted a huge jump in comparison to the previous elections.
Links:
http://results.eci.gov.in/ACOCT2019/partywiseresult-S13.htm?st=S13
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-election-results-2019-shiv-senas-caustic-attack-at-ally-bjp-says-swearing-in-not-anyones-2127434
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/maharashtra/maharashtra-2019-assembly-election-result-highlights/articleshow/71732960.cms
https://www.news18.com/news/politics/50-50-formula-between-bjp-sena-would-never-work-its-all-about-controlling-money-shobhaa-de-2369283.html