Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday won the Maharashtra Assembly elections from Mumbai’s Worli seat, defeating Milind Deora from Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction of the Shiv Sena by 8,801 votes, according to Election Commission data.

After 17 rounds of counting, Thackeray had secured 63,324 of the total votes counted. Deora garnered 54,523 votes.

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The ruling Mahayuti alliance – comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena group led by Shinde and the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar – is headed for an overwhelming victory in the Assembly elections.

At 8 pm on Saturday, the alliance had won 202 seats and was leading in 29 others. A party or coalition needs 145 seats to form the government.

The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi won 42 seats and was leading in 3 others, according to Election Commission data. The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) won 20 seats, the Congress won 12 seats and was ahead in three and the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Sharad Pawar won 10 seats.

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