The 2024 Maharashtra Legislative assembly election is scheduled to be held in or before October 2024 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Background

The previous Assembly elections were held in October 2019. The

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-led alliance,

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, got a clear majority to form government but due to

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, Shiv Sena left the alliance (NDA) and formed a new alliance with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and

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called MVA to form the state government, with

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becoming chief minister. After the

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along with 40 MLAs formed the government with BJP.

became the new chief minister. After the

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Background

Schedule

Parties and alliances

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