What next for Ajit Pawar’s NCP, focus now on his 40 MLAs
These are difficult times for both Ajit Pawar’s NCP and his uncle Sharad Pawar’s rival faction the NCP (SP)
These are difficult times for both Ajit Pawar’s NCP and his uncle Sharad Pawar’s rival faction the NCP (SP)
The Maharashtra CM said that the Mahayuti will ensure the supply of clean drinking water and the creation of employment opportunities for the youth.
Of the total 2,869 seats, the BJP faces no opponents on 44 seats, while the Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP are uncontested on 22 and two seats, respectively.
Athawale, a key alliance partner of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre, said the RPI was "ignored" by the BJP.
The Prime Minister stated that the victory of the BJP-led alliance in the Maharashtra local body elections "reflects the public’s confidence in our people-centric vision of development."
This is the third time Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Maharashtra chief minister.
Notably, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis is all set to be sworn-in as the 21st chief minister of Maharashtra, which will be witnessed by chief ministers of 19 states, including former chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who has also been invited to the historic ceremony.
Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar stated here on Monday that Devendra Fadnavis would be the Maharashtra chief minister.
With suspense continuing over the chief ministership of Maharashtra, caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son and Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan, Shrikant Shinde on Monday dismissed as ''baseless'' the speculation that he has agreed to be the deputy chief minister in the new Mahayuti government.
Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has dubbed the meeting of Mahayuti leaders with Union Home Minister Amit Shah as "good and positive", adding that there will be another meeting of Mahayuti in Mumbai, which is expected to decide who will be the chief minister of the state.