As reactions fly in thick ‘n’ fast, allies and adversaries say their piece about the maha battle that saw a maha win for the Mahayuti. Niranjan Shetty, chief spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai said,

Smaller parties and independents were ahead in 20 constituencies. This time in Maharashtra, the BJP contested 149 seats, the Shiv Sena 81, and the Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction 59. On the Opposition side, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, the Shiv Sena ...

RSS leader Atul Limaye is said to have played a crucial role in unifying the OBC votes in favour of BJP, while assuring the Maratha voters of adequate representation

Congress couldn't have imagined a drubbing like the one it got in Maharashtra, where MVA managed only 46 seats - 10 fewer than INDIA bloc's tally in Jharkhand, where the assembly is less than one-third the size of the western state.

Shiv Sena ruling alliance - Mahayuti - hit the majority mark of 145 after a flying start and is leading on over 220 seats in early trends. The MVA, meanwhile, is struggling to narrow down the gap and leading on around 55 seats.