Mahayuti Brainstorms Over Chief Minister, No Decision On Swearing-In Date

Of the 232 seats won by Mahayuti, 132 are with BJP, 57 with Shiv Sena and 41 with the NCP. Leaders of the three parties have said they will sit together and take a decision on the Chief Minister face

It has been two days since the Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP scored a massive victory in the Maharashtra election, but there is no clarity on when the swearing-in ceremony of the new government will be held. The reason is a big question: who will the Chief Minister?

While BJP leaders would want Devendra Fadnavis to get the top because of the party's huge contribution in Mahayuti's mammoth score, their Sena counterparts would want the Chief Minister post to stay with Mr Shinde, arguing that his government's policies helped the Mahayuti return to power. The Ajit Pawar-led NCP, sources said, may support Mr Fadnavis for the top post, tilting the scales in favour of the BJP. 

Of the 232 seats won by the Mahayuti, 132 are with BJP, 57 with Shiv Sena and 41 with the NCP. The leaders of the three parties have said they will sit together and take a decision on the Chief Minister face. The MLAs of the Sena and NCP have elected Mr Shinde and Mr Pawar as their legislature party leader. At the Sena MLAs' meeting, slogans were raised in demand of Mr Shinde as the Chief Minister.