Bharat Express

Ajit Pawar

The MahaYuti alliance followed a 21-12-10 formula for ministerial berths. BJP secured 19 positions, Shiv Sena got 11, and NCP filled 9. The Cabinet now has 33 Cabinet ministers and 6 ministers of state.

On Thursday, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took the oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra in a ceremony held at Mumbai's Azad Maidan.

The ceremony saw the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other dignitaries, marking a significant moment in Maharashtra's political landscape.

On Thursday, Sanjay Raut took a dig at outgoing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde after the MahaYuti alliance chose Devendra Fadnavis as new CM.

Ahead of today's swearing-in, caretaker CM & Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde extended his congratulations to CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis.

Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Shirsat confirmed that CM Shinde would meet Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar later in the evening.

Polling began across 288 constituencies in Maharashtra, with 1,00,186 stations set up, including 42,604 in urban and 57,582 in rural areas.

On Wednesday, the SC expressed concerns over the Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction using Sharad Pawar's name and image in their election campaign.

The BJP warned they would not support Malik’s campaign, citing alleged links to underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim

NCP announced its first list of 38 candidates for tupcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, Party president Ajit Pawar will contest from Baramati.