Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister, led the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance to a historic victory in the 2024 assembly elections, leading in 213 of 288 seats. Shinde, who faced personal and political challenges,

Eknath Shinde has staked his claim for the Chief Minister's post following Mahayuti's resounding victory in the Maharashtra elections. As the alliance celebrates its triumph, the focus shifts to the leadership question.

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.

MUMBAI: Terming it a landslide victory, CM Eknath Shinde thanked his "ladki bahin, ladka bhau and farmers" for Mahayuti's stupendous performance in the assembly polls. The people's mandate only reinforced that his Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP were the real inheritors of the respective party ideologies,

Eknath Shinde said that people took the 2024 state polls in their own hands, resulting in the “historic mandate” Mahayuti has achieved.