Maharashtra Election Results 2019 Highlights: Shiv Sena-BJP seal Mumbai match with a six

Shiv Sena registers maiden win on Kolhapur seat

Maharashtra chief Raosaheb Danve secures his fifth successive term

Nagpur: Total votes polled after 19th round in Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency - 11,71,608

Nitin Gadkari - 6,52,241; Nana Patole - 4,39,114 and Sagar Dabrase - 25,584. Gadkari leads by 2,13,127 votes.

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who warmly welcomed Fadnavis at his home on Thursday evening, attributed the results to the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies

"Our alliance will continue further, even after the upcoming assembly elections in October," Thackeray said

The ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine marched to a spectacular victory in Maharashtra. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said, "Its not just a 'Modi-wave', it's a tsunami"

NCP's Supriya Sule wins Baramati with a margin of 1,55,774 votes

Supriya Sule, daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, retained the family bastion of Baramati in western Maharashtra by a margin of over 1.55 lakh votes. Sule polled 6,86,714 votes while her nearest rival Kanchan Kul of the BJP got 5,30,940 votes. Sule polled 52.63 per cent of the votes while Kul garnered 40.69 per cent. Vanchit Bahujan Agadhi's Navnath Padalkar managed to get only 44,134 votes.

Shiv Sena has won Shirdi (SC) and Parbhani seats, while the NCP has wrested Raigad seat from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party

Opportunity to work for development: Gadkari

With the BJP heading for a resounding victory in Lok Sabha polls, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that people had once again given the party an opportunity to work for the development of the country. Until 4.30pm, the BJP had won five seats and was leading in another 294 of the 542 Lok Sabha seats

I accept defeat gracefully, says Sharad Pawar

As trends suggested an impressive victory for the NDA in the Lok Sabha polls, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday "gracefully" accepted the mandate, and said he would not blame electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the results. The NCP, as well as other opposition parties, had repeatedly raised concerns over the possibility of EVM tampering earlier.

Gadchiroli: 23,033 NOTA registered at the Maoist-affected Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency

BJP's Heena Gavit wins Nandurbar seat in Maharashtra

Heena Gavit of the BJP has won the Nandurbar Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra by defeating her nearest Congress rival K C Padvi by a margin of 95,629 votes. The BJP leader, who retained the seat, had defeated Congress' nine-time MP Manikrao Gavit in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Union minister of state for home affairs Hansraj Ahir (1,94,254) trailing by 22,278 votes as 10th round of counting is under way in Chandrapur-Wani-Arni constituency

Won't blame EVMs for defeat of anti-BJP parties: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said he would not blame the electronic voting machines (EVMS) for the defeat of anti-BJP parties in the Lok Sabha polls and added he has gracefully accepted the people's mandate. The NCP, along with other opposition parties, had repeatedly raised concerns over the possibility of EVM tampering.

State Congress chief and former CM Ashok Chavan stares at defeat from Nanded

Union ministers and BJP leaders Nitin Gadkari and Subhash Bhamre are leading over their nearest rivals in Maharashtra while Congress stalwarts Sushilkumar Shinde and Ashok Chavan are trailing, as per the trends available so far: PTI

Nagpur: BJP's Nitin Gadkari leading by 81,000 after sixth round