The News Minute | October 19, 2014 | 1.11 pm IST Shiv Sena, BJP both claim chief minister's postRSS is reportedly disappointed with the BJP's performance, and tells the party to avoid alliance with the NCP. The Shiv Sena says that there is no Modi wave in Maharashtra and that there is nothing wrong in its demand for the chief minister's post. Devendra Fadnavis says the chief minister will be from the BJP. Nitin Gadkari likely to mediate with Sena.BJP emerges as single largest party in Haryana as trends show. In 2009, the party won just four Assembly seats but it is currently leading in close to 50 seats in a house of 90.10.40 am IST BJP not poised to form government in Maharashtra, sure shot at forming government in HaryanaThe exit polls seems to have predicted the Haryana results accurately, with the BJP set to form the government in Haryana. The party is comfortably leading in 47 out of 90 seats now.But in Maharashtra, the scene seems to have changed. The BJP's surge in numbers has slowed down and now the party is leading in 110 seats. With the BJP unlikely to secure majority, speculation has started that the party will open talks with the Shiv Sena soon.The BJP's vote share in Maharashtra seems to have increased considerably and stands at 31.5% now.10.00 am IST BJP not likely to get majority in MaharashtraThe Congress and the NCP are maintaining leads in more than 90 seats, making it difficult for the BJP to climb in numbers further. The BJP is now leading in around 117 seats while the Shiv Sena is leading in 57 seats.9.40 am IST Tie up with Sena was ideological, BJP Parliamentary Board Devendra Fadnavis, BJP state president in Maharashtra and the man seen as the frontrunner to become the Chief Minister of Maharashtra said that the tie up with Shiv Sena was always based on ideology. Fadnavis avoided giving direct answers to questions about him becoming the next CM. He repeated that the BJP Parliamentary Board will make a call. He also defended Gopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja Munde's comments that she will be honoured to become the next CM and said she was largely misunderstood. Fadnavis added that Pankaja Munde can be accommodated in many ways in the cabinet.9.35 am IST- BJP all set to form government in Haryana?Trends now indicate BJP has reached halfway mark in Haryana. Out of 90 seats, BJP is leading in 47 seats.9.15 am IST- Will BJP fall short of majority?The BJP may just fall short of a majority in Maharashtra, but fire crackers are already being burst at the Delhi office of the party.The BJP is however being cautious, says initial results may show positive candidates, some seats are very closely contested, so it would be difficult to comment until a few more hours have passed.9.00 am IST - BJP making gains in HaryanaThe picture in Haryana is becoming clearer with BJP leading in almost 30 seats, the Congress and INLD are leading in 12 and 11 seats. 8.50 am IST - MNS faces setback?Early trends show that MNS has suffered from the BJP-Shiv Sena split. The MNS as of now is not gaining in many seats it had secured more than 10% vote last election.8.40 am ISTTrends show a lead for the BJP in Maharashtra, most reports show the party leading in 35-70 seats in the state. The Shiv Sena is almost half that number.In Haryana the BJP is leading, but the numbers do not reflect a clean sweepThe Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana are important for all parties contesting the polls as the states may see the BJP wrest both states from the Congress-led alliances. Assembly elections this year saw the break-up of two long-standing alliances the Congress-NCP parted ways after 15 years while the BJP-Shiv Sena ended a 25-year-old alliance. In Haryana the Congress government lead by Bhupinder Singh Hooda is facing anti-incumbency, just as the Congress-led alliance in Maharashtra faces anti-incumbency after a 15-year rule.This year Haryana created history by recording the highest voter turn out in the state’s history. Exit polls have predicted the sweep for the BJP.