After securing a big win, the Mahayuti’s next target is forming the government. Having no worries at all about numbers because collectively they have much more than needed, the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP were still engaged in hectic activities on Sunday amidst speculations about the new chief minister.

The state leaders of all three parties were on the same page, saying that the senior leaders (read the BJP high command) would take a final call on the most-sought job. They were correct because it is the BJP’s say that would matter most in resolving the issue that appeared complicated to most given the Shinde’s camp’s demand that he continue to be in the CMO and the state BJP leaders’ strong wish that their representative, Devendra Fadnavis, be put in charge of the new government.