Maharashtra held single-phase assembly elections on November 20, while Jharkhand conducted two-phase polls on November 13 and 20.

Bypolls result

The Election Commission also announced results for by-polls in 48 assembly seats across 13 states. BJP and allies won the majority, including key victories in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan. Congress secured both Lok Sabha seats in Wayanad (Kerala) and Nanded (Maharashtra) and seven assembly seats, including three in Karnataka. TMC swept all six seats in West Bengal.

Key higlights of November 23 election results

• For the first time, an incumbent government completing five years retained power in Jharkhand.

• BJP won 132 out of 148 seats it contested, with allies Shiv Sena and NCP also achieving high strike rates.

• All Mahayuti ministers contesting in Maharashtra won their seats.

• After the Wayanad bypoll win, Priyanka Gandhi joins Sonia Gandhi (Rajya Sabha, Rajasthan) and Rahul Gandhi (Rae Bareli, Lok Sabha) in Parliament.

• Most candidates of Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj lost their deposits, except in one seat.

What is the final results of Jharkhand and Maharashtra elections?

Jharkhand Assembly (81 seats)

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM): 34 seats

JMM Allies:

Congress: 16 seats

RJD: 4 seats

CPI-ML: 2 seats

BJP: 21 seats

BJP Allies:

AJSU: 1 seat

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas): 1 seat

JD-U: 1 seat

Maharashtra Assembly (288 seats)

Mahayuti:

BJP: 132 seats

Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction): 57 seats

NCP (Ajit Pawar faction): 41 seats

Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA):

Shiv Sena (UBT, Uddhav Thackeray faction): 20 seats

Congress: 16 seats

NCP (Sharad Pawar faction): 10 seats