Maharashtra is set to vote for all 288 Assembly seats in a single-phase election on Wednesday, 20th November. The Maharashtra government has declared the day a public holiday across the state to ensure maximum voter turnout for the Assembly elections.

This year’s elections see a direct contest between the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The Mahayuti alliance includes the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction), while the MVA is composed of the Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction), and the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction). The results of the Assembly elections will be announced on 23rd November.