NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Thursday said Mahayuti’s thumping win in Maharashtra was made possible by a team effort by BJP and its allies Shiv Sena (Shinde) and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party.
“This team is a blend of experience and dynamism, and it is due to this team’s collective efforts that the Mahayuti has got a historic mandate in Maharashtra. This team will do everything possible to fulfil the aspirations of the people of the state and to ensure there is good governance,” Modi said on X (formerly Twitter) as he congratulated newly sworn-in CM Devendra Fadnavis and his two deputies — Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.
The remark was being seen in political circles as significant, given that in terms of numbers BJP is ahead of its allies by a mile and almost in a position to form govt on its own. It was seen as aimed at outgoing CM Shinde, in particular, who struggled to come to terms with his “demotion”, besides signalling the intent to take the two alliance partners along.
Modi also assured all possible support from the Centre for Maharashtra’s development.
In the November 20 elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, BJP bagged 132 assembly seats, the highest among all constituents of the Mahayuti alliance. Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP also performed well, bagging 57 & 41 seats, respectively.
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