Days after the Mahayuti secured a thumping majority in Maharashtra, the alliance was not able to make a consensus for the chief ministerial face yet as the BJP remained firm on Devendra Fadnavis for the top post,

Union Minister and Republican Party of India-Athawale (RPI-A) chief Ramdas Athawale on Monday claimed that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, is poised to become the next Chief Minister of the state.

The Mahayuti alliance consisting BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP emerged victorious in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

After Mahayuti's landslide victory, suspense over the next chief minister will continue. There are speculations around Devendra Fadnavis taking over the next state chief minister.

Maharashtra's CM post is undecided. BJP favors Devendra Fadnavis. Eknath Shinde wants to stay CM. Shinde's camp seeks time with PM Modi. A formal announcement is delayed. Tensions rise between Fadnavis and Shinde.

Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that Eknath Shinde should continue as Maharashtra CM following MahaYuti’s landslide victory in the Assembly election.

The BJP is moving decisively to reinstate Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra Chief Minister, despite opposition from ally Shiv Sena, which backs Eknath Shinde's continuation. The NCP’s Ajit Pawar faction supports Fadnavis's return,

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has backed Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to make a comeback as the Maharashtra Chief Minister. The RSS functionaries believe that it was Fadnavis' face due to which people supported the BJP.

Fadnavis is likely to meet home minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda to discuss the formation of the next government in Maharashtra. Maharashtra government formation Liv