Focus now shifts to promises for women, farmers, and youth. They raise fiscal concerns despite Maharashtra's disciplined finances, writes Indivjal Dhasmana
Speculation regarding the chief minister's post started doing rounds after the BJP led by Fadnavis won the highest 132 out of 288 seats in the state elections
Congress, which contested 101 seats as part of the MVA, posted its worst-ever defeat by managing to win only 16 seats
He further highlighted that the victory reflected the people have supported the good work done by leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar
In one of his biggest political gambles, Shinde rebelled against Uddhav in June 2022 and aligned with the BJP along with his backers to become the chief minister
Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar, and state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule also emerged victorious
Parties like the Samajwadi Party and All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen were in a slightly better position
Maharashtra election results: As of 2 pm, the Mahayuti alliance had taken a significant lead with 225 seats, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was leading on only 55 seats
Bal Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena split in June 2022 after Eknath Shinde rebelled against then CM Uddhav Thackeray and brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi government
Shinde clarified that the Mahayuti does not have a definitive formula that the party winning the most seats will get the chief minister post
Maharashtra Assembly elections results: The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance leads in polls, with MVA trailing. Opposition leaders, including Sanjay Raut, question the legitimacy of early trends and results
Maharashtra Assembly results: Eknath Shinde, the sitting MLA and leader of his Shiv Sena faction, faces stiff competition from Kedar Dighe of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Independent candidate Manoj Shinde
According to the 11 am trends, the INDIA alliance was leading in 51 seats, with the Opposition alliance NDA ahead in 28 seats
As of the 10 am counting trends, the Mahayuti-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was leading in over 211 of the 288 seats in Maharashtra, while the Opposition was ahead in 76 constituencies
Exit polls and early trends in Jharkhand suggest a majority for the BJP-led alliance. However, in Maharashtra, no alliance is projected to secure a clear majority, as per the majority of exit polls
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He asserted the party would solidly back Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, as it trusts his leadership