Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that Hindutva played an important role in the recent state assembly elections, and counter-polarisation helped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance score a big win.

Fadnavis, who took oath as the CM for the third time on Thursday, in an interview to a news channel, stated that Hindutva and development are two sides of the same coin and described his party's Hindutva as a way of life, news agency PTI reported.