Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson said that while the party does not wish to cast doubt on the agencies predicting the results, the country has also seen how exit polls forecasting a decisive majority for Congress were wrong.

Here is what credible exit polls whose predictions in the past were close to the real number say about the possible election results in the state. Matrize exit poll The Matrize exit poll predicted 150-170 seats for the BJP and allies in Maharashtra with a 48 per cent vote share,

Exit poll results on Wednesday predicted a major win for the BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra where it is likely to secure around 155 seats .

However, Axis My India predicted a different outcome, giving INDIA bloc, 53 seats compared to just 25 for the BJP-led alliance.

Axis MyIndia predicts Congress-JMM alliance victory in Jharkhand, while various exit polls forecast BJP-led alliances winning Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

As per the Zeenia, Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti is likely to get 129-159 seats while the opposition MVA may bag around 124-154 seats of a total of 288 seats. The exit poll has been conducted with a massive sample size of over 1 million.

Maharashtra witnessed a high-voltage electoral battle. Over 9.7 crore voters sealed the fate of 4,136 candidates. The contest was primarily between two alliances - the MVA and the Maha Yuti Alliance.