The results of the Assembly elections are out! At least, for the astrologers who made their predictions a day before the EVMs began their counting today.

Nanda Kishore Jakadar, an astrologer from Bhandarkar Road, said, "Congress will win by 72 to 74 seats. Shiv Sena will follow by 68 to 70 seats and the MNS will be at the end with 12 seats. Ciy's Congress candidates Girish Bapat, Ramesh Bhagwa and Sachin Toure will win by marginal votes and Ashok Chavan will be CM again."

Clear winner
Venkatesh Vanraj Wakede Shashtri, an astrologer from Pune, said no other party could compete with the Congress, which does not need any support from other parties. "Sharad Pawar and Suresh Kalmadi will work wonders together. Vijay Singh Mohite Patil and Harsh Vardhan Patil have big chancing of being CM," he said.

Accordingly to astrologer R D Pala from Mumbai, the stable stars of current Maharastra CM Ashok Chavan may support him to retain the chair.

"Among all other candidates, including NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal, Congress's Narayan Rane and BJP's Nitin Gadkari and Congress's Shushil Kumar Shinde, Chavan by the virtue of his stars is close to his high command and remains the first choice for the post."

Favourable stars
On the other hand, Tina Baarot, numerologist and astrologer from Mumbai, "Sushil Shinde may be a surprise winner today, but Chavan's stars are still more favourable."

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray is also in the fray. "Uddhav is the third contender for the CM's post, according to his stars," added Baarot.

Far ahead
For most astrologers, Chavan is the most probable winner. Astrologer Suniiel Nayak from Mumbai, said, "There is a possibility of a hung assembly, which will be an advantage for Gadkari, if the Shiv Sena comes to power. Chavan is, however, leading the race."