Maharashtra Government Formation: Mahayuti has registered a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Out of 288 seats in the Assembly, Mahayuti performed brilliantly and won 236 seats. Now after this victory, who will become the Chief Minister of Maharashtra? The discussion regarding this has intensified. The Chief Minister has to be selected by the top leadership of BJP. Two names are said to be at the forefront in the race for the post of Chief Minister in Maharashtra. Among these, one name is said to be Devendra Fadnavis and the other name is said to be Eknath Shinde.
These two names are such that it will not be easy even for PM Modi to choose who should be made the Chief Minister! Because BJP has performed brilliantly in the elections and won 132 seats, while Eknath Shinde’s party Shiv Sena Shinde faction has also performed well and won 57 seats. Now in such a situation, it is not easy to choose who should be the head of the Maharashtra government.
Fadnavis is overshadowing Shinde
Devendra Fadnavis’s claim is being considered the strongest considering the way BJP won 132 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections by contesting 149 seats on its own. Not only this, Sangh and BJP also want to make Devendra Fadnavis the head of the state i.e. Chief Minister.
Why is Devendra Fadnavis’s claim considered strong?
Devendra Fadnavis is a big face of BJP in Maharashtra. Under his leadership, BJP is performing brilliantly in three consecutive assembly elections in Maharashtra. Be it the assembly elections of 2014 or 2019 or 2024. BJP has won more than 100 seats in these three. In such a situation, Devendra Fadnavis’s claim seems to be the strongest.
Now let’s talk about Shinde’s claim
At the same time, Eknath Shinde’s claim is also considered strong. Shinde is not only the big face of Shiv Sena Shinde faction in Maharashtra but he also comes from Dalit community. In such a situation, his claim for the post of Chief Minister is also big. Not only this, another important thing in his favor is that there are some schemes brought by the government under his leadership, which not only Shinde’s party but also the Mahayuti alliance got in the assembly elections. This has also contributed significantly to the massive victory in the assembly elections. This is also a strong point of Shinde.
It will not be easy for PM Modi to choose the Chief Minister
Now the question is who will become the Chief Minister of Maharashtra? Who should be chosen as the head of the government among the two contenders who are being said for the post of Chief Minister? Its selection will not be easy even for PM Modi. Because Devendra Fadnavis is not only a big face but he is also the architect of Mahayuti’s victory in Maharashtra. Eknath Shinde is also a big face and comes from the Dalit community. Now only they know who PM Modi and Atim Shah will make the Chief Minister.
BJP can play the role of elder brother
Just as BJP had made its ally JDU chief Nitish Kumar the Chief Minister even after winning the maximum number of seats in the Bihar Assembly elections, similarly in Maharashtra too, BJP can make Eknath Shinde the Chief Minister, playing the role of elder brother.