EVMs

Maharashtra assembly elections

Satara

Koregaon constituency

VVPAT

Untitled Carousel Maharashtra Election Results: BJP-Sena is all set to form government for another five years Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray are among the prominent winners of the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Poll Results. The BJP-Sena government is all set to form the government for another five years. As per the trends, the BJP seems set to win 102 seats, Sena 56, NCP 54, Congress 45 and other candidates have won 31 seats.

Assembly Polls 2019: Exit polls predict massive win for BJP 03:40

voting machines

EVM वर आम्ही का गैरविश्वास दाखवतो, याचं उत्तर... https://t.co/uyldTzjwkF — Snehal S. Doke-Patil (@SnehalDoke) 1571683568000

Nobody in Maharashtra believes in #ExitPolls ... Infact people are so furious & angry ... they feel there is serio… https://t.co/DDemBh80vw — Satyajeet Tambe (@satyajeettambe) 1571715300000

Untitled Carousel Maharashtra exit polls prediction: BJP-Sena set to retain power with a comfortable majority According to the Times Now Exit Poll, the BJP-Sena alliance is poised to bag 230 plus seats, while the Congress-NCP will bag just 38 seats.

Assembly Polls 2019: BSP leader throws ink on EVM in Thane 02:02

While there were several incidents ofmalfunctioning across the state during the voting for the 2019on Monday, in Satara, all votes went to the ruling BJP no matter which button the voter hit on the EVM. These serious allegations of malfunctions have been acknowledged by the election commission officials inas well.The said incident came to light around 11 am and by the time it was acknowledged, nearly 200 people from the area had already voted. Some voters in Navlewadi village ofin Satara district had cast their vote for another candidate, however, theslip showed that their vote had been cast in favour of the BJP candidate. Following this, the villagers brought it to the notice of the polling booth officers.Initially, the officers did not pay any heed to the claims being made, but later, the police had to intervene. The officers checked the machines and found their claim to be true. Soon, the faulty machine was replaced with a new machine.In Satara, voting was being held for the assembly as well as the Lok Sabha by-poll after Udayanraje Bhosale quit the NCP, resigned from his seat and joined the BJP.In another incident related to the EVM in Chandrapur, two people were caught carryingin a private vehicle.The incident took place in the Durgapur area in Ballarpur constituency from where Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar is contesting.However, the District Collector said that the machines were not used during voting but were from the reserve stock.Stating that nobody in Maharashtra believes in Exit Polls, Maharashtra State Youth Congress chief Satyajeet Tambe said, " In fact, people are so furious & angry, they feel there is a serious possibility of EVM tampering. People are so angry that I fear it might create a law & order situation in the state. Election Commission should take care of and watch this closely."The exit polls have predicted a clear sweep for the BJP - Sena alliance that too with a thumping majority.There were 865 instances of replacement of ballot units and control units of electronic voting machines and VVPAT machines due to technical glitches in 46 seats in the Marathwada region.Maharashtra on Monday recorded an estimated 60.46 per cent turnout for elections to 288 Assembly seats. The results will be out on Thursday.