As Shiv Sena and BJP work out government formation in Maharashtra, both the parties are flexing muscles over the chief ministerial post. Shiv Sena is insisting on a 50:50 formula while BJP looks disinclined for anyone other than Devendra Fadnavis for the CM office.
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandarakant Patil on Sunday blamed the presence of rebels for the party's poor performance in western Maharashtra in the Assembly polls, results of which were declared on October 24.
The indication came a day after senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and ex-Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and senior Congress MP Hussain Dalwai extended similar proposals, ostensibly in a bid to keep Sena ally and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: In Dhule City assembly constituency, AIMIM's Farukh Anwar has registered a surprise victory over sitting MLA Anil Gote.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: In Nagpur South assembly constituency, BJP's Mohan Mate is contesting against Congress's Girish Pandav. VBA's Ramesh Pishe is in the fray as well.
Shiv Sena seems to have gotten a jolt on its 'home' ground, quite literally. Shiv Sena's Vishwanath Mahadeshwar has lost against Congresss' Zeeshan Baba Siddique in Vandre East. Matoshree, the residence of the Thackeray family falls in Vandre or Bandra East.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had expressed confidence before the elections that Shiv Sena-BJP combine will cross 220 seat mark in Maharashtra assembkly elections. Here are key takeaways.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019 LIVE: In Amravati assembly constituency, Congress's Sulbha Khodke has registered a victory. She was contesting against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh. She bagged Amravati assembly constituency seat by a comfortable margin of 18,268 votes.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019 LIVE: In Jalgaon City assembly constituency, BJP's Suresh Bhole has defeated National Congress Paty's (NCP) Abhishek Patil. Bhole's victory was comprehensive.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019 LIVE: Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: In Wardha assembly constituency, BJP's Pankaj Bhoyar has secured victory over Congress' Shekhar Shende. The victory was narrow with just 7933 votes separating the winner and the loser.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: In Nagpur South West assembly constituency, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis has secured victory against Congress's Ashish Deshmukh. Devendra Fadnavis is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Umred Results LIVE: In Umred assembly constituency, Congress's Raju Parwe is fighting against BJP candidate Sudhir Parwe. Manojkumar Bawangade of the MNS is also in the fray. Counting of votes is underway.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019 LIVE: In Nagpur Central assembly constituency, BJP's Vikas Kumbhare won against Congress's Bunty Shelke. He won by 4008 votes.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019 LIVE: In Nagpur East assembly constituency, BJP's Krushna Khopde has registered a victory against Congress' Purushottam Hajare. Khopde was able to defeat Hajare with a comfortable vote margin.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: In Nagpur North assembly constituency, Congress' Nitin Raut registered a victory against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Milind Mane. Milind Mane was the sitting MLA from Nagpur North.
Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019:In Nagpur West assembly constituency, Congress' Vikas Thakre has registered a victory against BJP's Sudhakar Deshmukh. Sudhakar Deshmukh was the sitting MLA from Nagpur West.
Ghoda Krushna Arjun of the Shiv Sena had emerged victorious from Palghar assembly constituency in the 2014 assembly elections. He had defeated a Congress candidate by a margin of 515 votes.
Devayani Suhas Pharande from BJP is the present sitting MLA of Nashik Central Assembly Constituency.
After a vicious campaign trail lasting over 30 days, the stage is finally set for the Maharashtra Assembly elections amidst tight security, here on Monday.
With a staggering 3,237 candidates in the fray from among a host of different parties, the contests for the 288 seats promises to be an all-out political war, especially among a few key seats.
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