The Bharatiya Janata Party finally ended days of suspense today as its legislators decided to elect Devendra Fadnavis as their nominee for Maharashtra Chief Minister.
The leaders of Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party accompanied Fadnavis to the Raj Bhawan to stake claim to form the MahaYuti government.
Fadnavis is considered as one of the main architects of the MahaYuti’s stunning victory in Maharashtra polls. The senior BJP leader is set to take oath as Chief Minister for the third time tomorrow after the BJP’s central leadership’s go ahead and stamp of approval from party’s legislators.
Preparations for the grand event at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan are in the final phase, which is scheduled to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of National Democratic Alliance-ruled states.
The MahaYuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, secured an unprecedented 230 out of 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, with the BJP winning 132, Shiv Sena securing 57, and the NCP taking 41. While the MVA only managed to win 46 seats.
Fadnavis’ elevation to the CM’s post is considered to be an important development for the BJP, as he reclaimed the top political job after the backstabbing by long time ally Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena.
Maharashtra, one of the biggest states in the country, elects 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha and is high on priority for the BJP due to its political and economic influence.
