Kaun Banega Mukhya Mantri? Race For Maharashtra Prime Put up Heats Up After Mahayuti’s Landslide Win – News18

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The Mahayuti alliance received 234 out of 288 seats in Maharashtra. Now the main focus is on who will develop into the CM – Fadnavis or Shinde.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde together with his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar (PTI Picture)
Maharashtra Meeting Election 2024: With the declaration of Maharashtra Meeting Election outcomes on Saturday, the race for the chief minister’s put up has now picked up tempo with the BJP anticipated to take the lead on this chase, given the utmost variety of seats the saffron social gathering bagged among the many alliance companions.
The BJP received 132 seats, Shiv Sena 57, and NCP 41 after the conclusion of the counting of votes throughout all constituencies.
The Mahayuti, which received over 230 seats within the 288-seated Meeting, had contested the elections with out declaring its CM face and harassed repeatedly that the title can be determined solely after profitable the polls.
Quickly after sweeping the polls yesterday, Devendra Fadnavis, who’s believed to be the front-runner within the race, additionally clarified that the three events will sit collectively and talk about the CM put up.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde additionally mentioned that there is no such thing as a determination on the CM but and it will likely be taken in consensus with all stakeholders.
Maharashtra Meeting Elections
The voters gave an amazing mandate to the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance because it banked on its ladies’s welfare schemes, growth rhetoric and the “Ek Hai To Secure Hai” slogan to obliterate the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, delivering a shock for the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s NCP.
Scenes of celebrations had been seen on the BJP, Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar-led NCP’s camps because the Mahayuti received an enormous 234 out of 288 seats, whereas the MVA reeled at 50 seats. That is arguably the worst routing of Sharad Pawar’s profession, whose social gathering solely received 10 out of 86 seats it contested.
Now the talk has shifted to who will develop into the subsequent Chief Minister of Maharashtra. BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde are the highest favourites for the put up. Right here’s what high-profile leaders mentioned on the subsequent Mahayuti CM of the state.
Devendra Fadnavis Or Eknath Shinde?
A number of folks believed that the Maharashtra verdict, the place the BJP received the utmost variety of seats, would lead to a attainable shift of energy that may mark Fadnavis’ return to energy. A number of BJP leaders like Kailash Vijayvargiya and Pravin Darekar have backed Fadnavis’ appointment as CM.
Addressing the BJP social gathering staff at social gathering headquarters, PM Modi referred to Fadnavis as “param mitr” (nice pal). Sarita Fadnavis, Devendra Fadnavis’ mom, additionally mentioned her son is a “favorite” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and everybody within the BJP needs him to develop into the subsequent chief minister of Maharashtra.
Chatting with reporters, Fadnavis provided no clear rationalization on who will develop into the subsequent CM, including that the leaders of all three events will meet tomorrow and resolve the CM. Fadnavis additionally asserted that there might be no dispute on the CM’s face and any determination might be acceptable to all three events.
#WATCH | Mumbai | When requested who would be the subsequent CM of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says, “There might be no dispute on the CM’s face. It was determined from day one which after the elections, the leaders of the three events will sit collectively and resolve on… pic.twitter.com/wfI6nqhN8F— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2024
Eknath Shinde additionally didn’t provide any insights on the matter. Labelling the CM as a “frequent man”, the Shiv Sena chief mentioned, “The frequent man was our focus. We needed to transform the frequent man into Superman”. He additionally mentioned the election outcomes confirmed who actually carried the legacy of Balasaheb Thackeray.
Talking on the continuing stories of his deputy Devendra Fadnavis being the BJP’s selection for the chief ministerial face, Shinde mentioned, “No determination on the Chief Minister candidate has been taken but.” Shiv Sena MLA and spokesperson Sanjay Shirsat has advocated for Shinde’s appointment because the CM face, given his significance within the election marketing campaign.
Whereas Ajit Pawar, didn’t touch upon the problem, NCP chief Amol Mitkari pushed the title of the Deputy CM for the coveted job. “Regardless of the outcomes, the NCP would be the kingmaker,” Mitkari mentioned earlier than the tendencies turned in Mahayuti’s favour.
Outcomes In Maharashtra Election s 2024
The Mahayuti alliance reaped the fruits of its profitable marketing campaign because it clinched 234 seats, the place the BJP received 132 – greater than double than all the tally of the MVA. The Congress may solely handle 16 seats because the MVA suffered a drubbing in Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena bested the UBT faction of the social gathering with a tally of 57 seats, whereas Uddhav Thackeray’s social gathering managed to win 20 seats. Sharad Pawar arguably suffered the worst routing in his profession, as his social gathering received solely 10 seats and lagged far behind his nephew’s tally of 41.
Some leaders of MVA events mentioned the outcomes had been surprising and mentioned they might introspect, whereas others, together with Uddhav Thackeray, alleged foul play and blamed the EVMs for the end result.