Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in of the new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra on December 5 evening as BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis emerged as the frontrunner for the post of

Eknath Shinde has grabbing the spotlight since the BJP-led NDA, also known as the Mahayuti alliance, secured a landslide victory in recent Maharashtra polls.

NCP Chief Ajit Pawar confirmed the decision for the BJP to lead Maharashtra's government, while the Mahayuti alliance faces delays. As caretaker CM Eknath Shinde deals with health issues, the oath-taking ceremony is set for December 5 with Prime Minister Modi in attendance.

In addition to the BJP's dominance with 132 seats in the 288-member Assembly, the Shiv Sena secured 57 seats, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction won 41 seats, enabling the Mahayuti alliance to form a government comfortably.

Caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar arrived in Delhi on Thursday night for the crucial meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah amid the suspense over the CM post.

Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde are meeting Amit Shah in Delhi to finalise the seat-sharing pact.

The formal announcement on CM will be done after the BJP legislative party meeting in Mumbai in a day or two after party MLAs appoint the leader of the state legislative party.

Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, along with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis and NCP's Ajit Pawar, met with Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday evening to discuss the next steps in government formation.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Thursday night to thrash out a power-sharing pact in the state where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance romped home to a landslide victory in the assembly elections.

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is being billed as the top favourite for the position, with the backing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP.