Updated On: 05 December, 2024 12:39 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The Mahayuti alliance, which includes BJP, successfully secured a majority in the assembly elections, winning 235 seats in total, with the BJP alone claiming 132. This victory led to Fadnavis’s elevation to the chief ministerial role, while Eknath Shinde was offered the position of Dy CM

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. File Pic
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday attacked the political tenure of Eknath Shinde, saying, "Shinde era is over" and he will never be CM again, reported news agency ANI.
This remark came on Thursday following the Mahayuti alliance's decision to appoint Devendra Fadnavis as the new Chief Minister after a significant electoral victory in Maharashtra assembly election.