Speaking to media in Pune, NCP chief Ajit Pawar stated, "The state will have one chief minister from the BJP and two deputies from the other two parties of Mahayuti."
According to sources, there will be a meeting of the BJP legislature party first where its leader will be elected and then there will be a joint meeting of Mahayutu alliance.
Maharashtra: The Maharashtra Assembly election results were declared on November 23, but the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has yet to finalise its choice for Chief Minister.
Despite vociferous demands from Shiv Sena leaders that Shinde should have a go at another term at the top post, the caretaker CM on Wednesday made it clear that he has told PM Modi and Shah that he abide by the BJP’s choice for the post.
After registering a thumping victory in the Maharashtra polls, top Mahayuti leaders, including Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar, arrived in New Delhi today. The leaders are supposed to meet Amit Shah and discuss the power-sharing formula for the next Mahayuti government in the state.
NCP's Ajit Pawar who is part of the Mahayuti alliance said that the Maharashtra government formation decision will be taken at around 9 PM after meeting with Amit Shah in New Delhi.
Maharashtra: Sources said if Devendra Fadnavis becomes the CM, then Eknath Shinde can become the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In that case, he can also have the Ministry of Urban Development or PWD.
The BJP on its own walked away with 132 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 57 and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP with 41 seats. Ajit Pawar already hinted that his party will support Fadnavis for the top job in the state. Now, Shinde said he is not in the CM race, which means the road is clear for Fadnavis.
The swearing-in of Maharashtra's new government faces a delay due to a leadership tussle within the ruling Mahayuti coalition over the Chief Minister's post.
Maharashtra CM suspense: The BJP-led Mahayuti coalition won a landslide victory in the elections bagging 235 seats in the 288-member assembly in Maharashtra. However, a power struggle over the Chief Minister's position among the alliance partners has overshadowed the post-poll celebrations.
After the attack on the survey team in Sambhal and the subsequent violence against the police, an FIR has been filed against SP leaders Ziaur Rahman Barq and Nawab Suhail Iqbal for allegedly inciting violence during clashes, which resulted in four deaths and 21 injuries.
Rohit Pawar, the grandnephew of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, retained his Karjat Jamkhed seat in Ahilyanagar district by defeating BJP's Ram Shinde by a thin margin of 1,243 votes.
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said leaders of the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the BJP leadership will decide who will be the next Chief Minister of the state.
According to sources, Devendra Fadnavis may become Maharashtra's CM, with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar likely to be appointed as Deputy CMs, under the old one CM, two DCMs formula.
The Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP has pledged support to Fadnavis for the Maharashtra CM position, intensifying the leadership debate within the Mahayuti alliance. Meanwhile, the Shinde camp insists on retaining Eknath Shinde as CM, citing his popularity and key initiatives ahead of upcoming polls.
Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: The main fight was between the Mahayuti comprising BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar-led NCP, and the Maha Vikas Aghadi consisting of the Congress, NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT).
Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: During the press conference, Ajit Pawar said the people of Maharashtra have supported the Mahayuti because of the development in the state.
Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: The counting of votes in the Maharashtra assembly elections began at 8 am Saturday, with all eyes on the outcome of the battle between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.
Baramati Assembly Election Result 2024: In 2019, Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (then undivided) won the seat by defeating Gopichand Kundlik Padalkar of the BJP with a margin of 165265 votes.
Mumbra-Kalwa Assembly Election Results 2024: It is one of 288 constituencies in Maharashtra where pollings were concluded on November 20. After 21 rounds of counting, NCPSP's Jitendra Satish Awhad won the seat with a huge margin.
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