The counting of votes for the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly Elections are underway. According to the Election Commission, early trends showed the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the lead. While the saffron alliance is leading in the state, in Mumbai, minister of school education, sports, and youth welfare of Maharashtra and BJP leader Ashish Shelar is seen taking a huge lead over his rival and Congress leader Asif Zakaria. 

Thank my Vandre West constituency residents 4 the resounding vote in favor of continued development ! Gr8ful 2 Hon PM @narendramodi ji , Party President @AmitShah ji & CM @Dev_fadnavis ji @ChDadaPatil ji , Udhavji @RamdasAthawale ji 4 their inspirational leadership & guidance !

— Adv. Ashish Shelar - ॲड. à¤ÂÂÂu00c2u0086शिष शà¥ÂÂÂu00c2u0087लार (@ShelarAshish) October 24, 2019

Ashish Shelar, who is the sitting MLA from Bandra West constituency and was leading with a margin of 25 thousand votes won the Bandra-West seat by defeating Congress' Asif Zakaria by 26,507 votes. Ashish Shelar has received about 74,816 while his arch-rival and three-time corporator Asif Zakaria received 48309 votes, reports PTI.