Amid all the chaos happening across the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday stated that the BJP countered the "vote jihad" narrative with the "spiritual power" of saints, which catapulted the Mahayuti alliance to power in the 2024 assembly elections.

While addressing a religious function organised by Ramgiri Maharaj in Vaijapur taluka of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis suggested that social engineering played a key role in the landslide victory, as per news agency PTI.

Earlier, during the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the BJP won 132 of 288 seats before announcing Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister of the state. Meanwhile, allies Shiv Sena and NCP added 57 and 41 constituencies, respectively, to the saffron tally.