NDA Seat Sharing in Maharashtra, BJP gets 26, Shiv Sena and NCP get 22

Devendra Fadnavis shared that the seat sharing formula for NDA alliance in Maharashtra was almost ready with the BJP getting 26/48 seats, and between NCP(Ajit Pawar) and Shiv Sena (Shinde) getting 22 seats together.

BJP Leader and Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis shared that the seat sharing formula for NDA alliance in Maharashtra was almost ready with the BJP getting 26/48 seats, and between NCP(Ajit Pawar) and Shiv Sena (Shinde) getting 22 seats together.

However, this is still not the final seat arrangement yet as the NDA led government is yet to release any official information.

2019 General Elections in Maharashtra

In the last elections of 2019, the NDA government in Maharashtra shared its 48 seats between BJP and Shiv Sena. BJP contested in 25 seats and won 23 while the Shiv Sena(undivided) got 23 seats and won 18.

Read: Maharashtra Lok Sabha Seats and Members

NDA meet on 18 July 2023 on the Occassion of 25 Years, Source: New Indian Express Website

The UPA (led by INC) contested 48 seats and won just 5 (1 by INC and 4 by NCP).

The AIMIM and the Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi alliance contested on all 48 seats with AIMIM fighting 1 seat (won) while the VBA did not win any seat despite contesting on 47.

Results of 2019 General Elections

PartyContestedWonVotesVotes Percentage
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)25251 Crore 49.12 lakhs27.84
Shiv Sena (NDA)23181Crore 25.89 lakhs23.5
Nationalist Congress Party (UPA)19483.87 lakhs15.66
Indian National Congress (UPA)25187.92 lakhs16.41
All India Majlis-e-Ittehad Muslimeen113.89 lakhs0.73
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi47037.43 lakhs6.92
Independents 10.91
TOTAL5 Crore 35 Lakhs 65 Thousand 479 Voters100%