After almost two weeks of deadlock, BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has announced that Devendra Fadnavis will be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The announcement comes hours after former CM and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde agreed to be part of the new Maharashtra government as one of the two deputy Chief Ministers.
Fadnavis’s name has been announced after a significant BJP legislature party meeting earlier in the day at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan to select their leader.
The BJP had appointed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani as central observers for this crucial meeting.
Devendra Fadnavis unanimously elected as the Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party. pic.twitter.com/015hrTDxtn
— ANI (@ANI) December 4, 2024
Fadnavis will now head to meet the governor and stake a claim to form the new government in Maharashtra.
Ahead of the announcement of Fadnavis’s name, Mumbaikars got the indication as his photo was seen on some posters with “Aaaple Deva Bhau Mukhyamantri” written on them.
Maharashtra election results 2024 were declared on November 23. The mandate was largely in favour of Mahayuti which won 235 seats in the 288-member assembly.
Showstopper BJP
In the Mahayuti alliance, BJP alone won a whopping 132 seats, while Shinde-led Shiv Sena . bagged 57 and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) secured 41.
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