Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Hemant Soren resigns as CM; stakes claim to form government

Election Results 2024 Live Updates: Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly election results clearly highlight that regional parties are and will remain pivotal to Indian politics, stated BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao on Saturday. In a post on 'X,' he criticized the Congress party for its failure to emerge as a strong opposition and accused it of undermining regional parties."The message is loud and clear! The Maharashtra and Jharkhand election results reaffirm that regional parties have always been, and will continue to be, the backbone of Indian politics. The Congress party, unable to establish itself as a formidable opposition, seems fixated on weakening regional parties. This recurring theme speaks volumes," he wrote.According to the latest trends from the Election Commission's website, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is heading towards a decisive victory in Maharashtra. In Jharkhand, the JMM-led INDIA bloc was leading in 50 of the 81 assembly seats, while the NDA was ahead in 30.Rama Rao further criticized the BJP's reliance on the Congress's weaknesses, stating that the BJP's survival hinges on the Congress's "inability and incompetence." He accused both national parties of "shamelessly piggybacking on the hard work and commitment of regional parties."Taking a jab at Telangana Congress Chief Revanth Reddy, Rama Rao mocked his campaigns and speeches in Maharashtra, claiming they had failed to salvage the Congress party's performance. He urged Reddy to focus on delivering the "six guarantees" the Congress had promised during the Telangana assembly elections last year.