All three parties will decide who will be the next CM, says Eknath Shinde

Amid the ongoing counting of votes for the Maharashtra elections 2024 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the voters for a decisive victoryldquoThis is a landslide victoryrdquo he proclaimed thanking diverse groups from farmers to senior citizens for their supportI want to thank the people for giving us a thumping majority and a landslide victory This is a reflection of the hard work we have done over the past 25 years I especially want to thank my beloved sisters farmers youths and all the segments of society who voted for us This mandate is a big responsibility and we are committed to fulfilling it he saidWhen asked who will be the next Chief Minister Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said Let the final results come in first Just as we fought the elections together all three parties will come together to discuss and decide who will take on the role of Chief MinisterMeanwhile BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde said that there are several key factors behind this thumping victory of MahayutildquoThere are several key factors behind this thumping victory The BJP and Shiv Sena had a natural alliance in Maharashtra which was broken in 2019 This angered Balasaheb Thackerayrsquos supporters and now they have made their voices heardrdquo said Vinod TawdeHe added ldquoThe voters in Maharashtra have given a landslide victory to the Mahayuti under the leadership of Narendra Modi Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis Development works and the Ladki Behna Yojana played a significant role in our success All our alliance partners worked hard Eknath Shinde Ji upheld Balasaheb Thackerayrsquos legacy and the people voted for him The voters have shown their faith in usrdquoWhen asked about the Chief Ministerrsquos post Tawde said ldquoWe will sit with our alliance partners and decide collectivelyrdquoThe ruling BJPled Mahayuti alliance appeared set to retain power in Maharashtra and was leading in 218 of the 288 assembly seats as per figures of early trends in the counting the latest figures by the Election CommissionThe opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was stumbling with its candidates leading in just 50 seats as per the early trendsIndicating a landslide victory for the ruling alliance TV channels said the Mahayuti was ahead in 222 seats and MVA in 56 constituencies as counting of votes commenced Saturday morning in the November 20 electionsAs per ECI figures in the Mahayuti BJP candidates were leading in 128 seats Shiv Sena in 55 and NCP in 35 seatsIn the MVA Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar candidates were leading in 13 seats Congress in 20 and Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray in 17 seatsWith inputs from PTI