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The meeting, which will take place at Amit Shah’s residence in the national capital, will be attended by top leaders from all parties in the alliance
Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar at a Mahayuti workers meeting in Mumbai. (PTI file photo)
After days of intense discussions and speculation, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to pick its choice for the new Maharashtra Chief Minister in a crucial meeting tonight.
The meeting, which will take place at Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence in the national capital, will be attended by top leaders from all parties in the alliance.
Among those set to attend are Maharashtra’s caretaker and Shiv Sena Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, former CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar. All three leaders have already arrived in New Delhi for the highly anticipated talks.
Shinde Meets Shah Ahead Of Key Meet
Eknath Shinde, who arrived in the national capital on Thursday night, met Union Minister Amit Shah ahead of the crucial meeting of the Mahayuti coalition.
Upon his arrival from Mumbai, Shinde went straight to Shah’s residence on Krishna Menon Marg, where BJP national president JP Nadda was already present.
Fadnavis and Pawar are also expected to join Shinde and Shah shortly.
The Mahayuti alliance, led by the BJP, achieved a resounding victory in the recent Maharashtra state assembly elections, securing 230 seats in the 288-member assembly. The BJP alone claimed 132 constituencies, its highest ever tally in the state, while its allies Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP also performed strongly, winning 57 and 41 seats, respectively.
In contrast, the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance faced a significant setback. The Congress suffered one of its worst performances in Maharashtra, securing just 16 seats, while Sharad Pawar’s NCP(SP) won a mere 10, and Uddhav Thackeray’s UBT faction managed just 20 seats.
The Maharashtra assembly elections were held on November 20, and the results were declared on November 23.
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(With inputs from agencies)
