As Mahayuti has crossed the halfway mark in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said, "They have done some `gadbad`, they have stolen some of our seats...This cannot be the public`s decision. even the public does not agree with these results. Once the results are out, we will talk more. In every election seat, money-counting machines were installed. Is it possible that Shinde gets 60 seats, Ajit Pawar gets 40 seats and BJP gets 125 seats? The people of this state are not dishonest. We have their faith on the people of Maharashtra.". Counting is underway for the 288 assembly seats for the Maharashtra Election Results 2024.