Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections date announcement LIVE: The Election Commission is scheduled to hold a press conference to announce the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly election dates on Tuesday. The poll panel has convened a press conference at 3.30 pm to announce the details. The term of the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly will end on November 26 while The term of the Jharkhand Assembly, with 81 seats, will end on January 5, 2025. In Maharashtra, the ruling coalition Mahayuti — the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party — will be up against the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of the Congress and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (NCP-SP) and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT). In Jharkhand, the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), which is a part of the INDIA bloc, will be going up against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which includes the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and Janata Dal (United) apart from the BJP in the state.