Mahayuti alliance partners are holding crucial meetings today with newly elected MLAs to elect their legislative party leaders, which will be followed by an alliance meeting on Monday.

After landslide win, Devendra Fadnavis says NDA leaders will decide who will be next Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Shiv Sena leaders advocate for Shinde's continuation, arguing that the election was fought under his leadership and voters have endorsed the Mahayuti government

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

The Mahayuti alliance has secured a commanding victory in the Maharashtra elections 2024. Speculation continues over the next chief minister, with Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde as frontrunners.

Devendra Fadnavis had promised in 2019 that he will be back. And 2.5 years later he did. Cut to 2024, the Maharashtra Assembly poll results show that he is back yet again. This time handsomely and possibly with a bigger role.

While there is no confirmation on the next CM face from the Mahayuti alliance, which comprises Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar), Fadnavis’s name is at the top of the list in the speculation.

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised for a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, securing a commanding lead in over 220 seats. While the alliance celebrates its triumph, the question of whether Devendra Fadnavis or Eknath Shinde will become the next chief minister remains a point of intense speculation.

From an obscure corporator to becoming the youngest mayor of Nagpur, to the first BJP chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis' climb up the political ladder has been steady, as he looks all set to occupy the state's top post for the third time.