In the Maharashtra assembly elections held on 20 November, the Mahayuti coalition—comprising the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's NCP—secured a commanding victory, winning 230 out of 288 seats.

In addition to the BJP's dominance with 132 seats in the 288-member Assembly, the Shiv Sena secured 57 seats, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction won 41 seats, enabling the Mahayuti alliance to form a government comfortably.

Fadnavis added that Shinde, along with Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and himself, are working together and there is no discord within the alliance. (Image: PTI) Maharashtra New CM: The burning question everyone’s asking: Who will be Maharashtra’s next Chief Minister?

The new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra will be sworn in at Azad Maidan here on the evening of December 5 in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence , the state BJP announced on Saturday

The Mahayuti alliance will form a new government in Maharashtra on December 5. Devendra Fadnavis is the frontrunner for the chief minister post. The BJP emerged as the largest party in recent assembly polls.

A key Mahayuti meeting scheduled on Friday was put off and likely to take place on Sunday now as caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde headed to his native village in Satara district, delaying government formation further.