With the ruling Mahayuti alliance set for a landslide victory in Maharashtra, reports said the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to hold a legislative party meeting on November 25 to elect the next chief minister. The oath taking ceremony will be held on November 26, ANI reported quoting party sources.
As per the latest trends, the Mahayuti was leading in 219 seats in the 288-member assembly. The BJP, which is leading in 128 seats, is all set to become the single largest party once again. Celebrations have already begun at BJP Mumbai office with party workers bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was stumbling, with its candidates leading in just 50 seats.
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Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is seen as Maharashtra’s ‘man of the moment’ as he engineered the impressive show of the BJP and the ruling alliance.
His tenure in the last two-and-a-half years as the deputy CM has seen a marked resurgence, and Saturday's results come as the much-awaited cherry on the cake.
"Based on the current trends, I believe that the BJP will be the single largest party and Devendra Fadnavis should become the chief minister. The election was contested under his leadership, and he called for a 'dharma yuddha' in these assembly polls," BJP legislator Pravin Darekar said.
The other constituents of the Mahayuti, Shiv Sena and NCP, were leading in 55 and 35 seats, respectively.
In the MVA alliance, the Congress was leading in 22 seats, the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) in 17 seats, and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) in 16 seats.
