1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
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All 288 seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 145 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 67.59% (6.94%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Maharashtra State Assembly election was held in March 1978 for the fifth term of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. A total of 288 seats were contested. Congress factions (u) and (i) formed the government and Vasantdada Patil was sworn in again as the Chief Minister.