Maharashtra swearing in ceremony to be on Monday at Wankhede stadium

After a historic comeback on Saturday in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Mahayuti leaders are set to be sworn into its new government at the Wankhede stadium on Monday though the chief ministerial candidate is not clear.

In a major sweep, the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP factions, moved towards a landslide win, defeating the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

The BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance currently holds power in the state. Despite Eknath Shinde's position as Chief Minister, the BJP has not guaranteed that he will retain the role.


Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, a former Chief Minister himself, recently stated that the decision on the Chief Minister's post would be made by the leaders of the three parties. He added that the national presidents of the three parties would have the final say, suggesting that the BJP may seek the Chief Minister’s position for itself.

Most exit polls on Wednesday had predicted a victory for the BJP-led alliances in Maharashtra, though some suggested an edge for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in the western state. With 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly, a majority requires 145 seats.

Five months ago, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance had to settle for a dismal score of 17 of the state's 48 Lok Sabha seats, its poor tally dragging down the BJP's numbers at the Centre and leaving the opposition confident of a repeat in the assembly polls. But Haryana assembly polls and now the trends in Maharashtra suggest the BJP is back with vengeance.