Today, the election results for Maharashtra were announced, and their impact on the stock market on Monday remains to be seen. Typically, markets react positively when the same party holds power at both the state and central levels. Maharashtra is particularly significant as Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is located here, and the state has the highest GDP in the country.
In the Maharashtra elections, which have 288 total seats, the BJP has secured 133 seats so far, while its ally, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), has won 57 seats, and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) has gained 41 seats. Together, the BJP alliance is projected to win around 230 seats. On the other hand, Shiv Sena (UBT) has secured 20 seats, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) 10 seats, and Congress and its allies have claimed 45 seats in total.
Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the BJP is currently in second place as counting continues. The stock market had shown some indications of the election trends on Friday, November 22. It will be interesting to see how the market reacts on Monday, November 25, particularly given the importance of Maharashtra’s political stability to investor sentiment.