Counting of votes for the Maharashtra assembly election 2019 ended with the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena winning a clear majority in Maharashtra. This will pave the way for a second consecutive NDA government in the state. The BJP has won 105 seats while the Shiv Sena has won 56 seats, taking their alliance tally to 161. Similarly, the Congress-NCP alliance won 98 seats, in which the NCP won 54 seats and the Congress 44.
Election for 288-member Maharashtra assembly was held on October 21. The BJP contested in 150 seats while its alliance partner - the Shiv Sena contested in 124. The remaining 14 seats were given to regional parties who allied with them. The majority mark for the Maharashtra Assembly is 145.
The BJP has chose to continue its alliance with Shiv Sena, despite their roller-coaster relationship over the last five years. The two parties had come together after a brief breakup when in 2014, neither succeeded in getting majority on its own. The Shiv Sena since had been a vocal critic of the BJP-led government's policies at the state and the Centre.
