2004 Indian general election in Maharashtra

Indian general election in Maharashtra, 2004

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48 seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sushilkumar Shinde Bal Thackeray Gopinath Munde
Party INC SS BJP
Alliance UPA NDA NDA
Last election 10 15 13
Seats won 13 12 13
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3 Steady

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Sharad Pawar Raju Shetty
Party NCP SWP BVA
Alliance UPA Independent Independent
Last election 6 0 0
Seats won 9 0 0
Seat change Increase 3 Steady Steady

The Indian general election, 2004 in Maharashtra was held for 48 seats with the state going to polls in the first three phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA). UPA consisted of the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the NDA consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena.