2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
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Assembly elections was held in Maharashtra, India on October 13, 2004. The major alliances were the Democratic Front and the Bharatiya Janata Party - Shiv Sena alliance. Other political parties contested were the Bahujan Samajwadi Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the LJP. 66,000 electronic voting machines were used to elect the 288 members of the Maharashtra legislative assembly.
Results
The result was announced on October 17, 2004 in which Congress and its alliance got majority votes. BJP lost elections that leads to resignation of Venkaiah Naidu and followed by leading command of party to Lal Krishna Advani.
External links
- "Maharashtra assembly polls on October 13" - rediff.com article dated August 24, 2004
- "State Assembly polls on October 13" - Mid-Day articled dated August 24, 2004
- "Maharashtra gears up for assembly election" - Hindustantimes.com article dated September 14, 2004