Mahayuti will secure 180 seats: NCP's Deepak Mankar

Ahead of the counting day, Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Pune unit president Deepak Mankar reacted to the exit poll predictions for the state and exuded confidence in the BJP-led Mahayuti's victory saying that the alliance will secure 180 seats and sweep all the eight seats in Pune district.

Speaking to news agency ANI about the exit polls, Mankar said, "The whole atmosphere stands in support of the Mahayuti in Maharashtra. We work on the ground level and that is why we know that the public supports the work that we do. It will be disclosed in these elections. I think Mahayuti will get 180 seats here. Our candidates have done good work in their constituencies. In Pune also, Mahayuti will win all the 8 seats."