Maharashtra Assembly will not have a Leader of Opposition. No opposition party secured the minimum 29 seats required for the position. The Mahayuti alliance won a landslide victory with 230 seats. BJP emerged as the single largest party with 132 seats.

Plus, a goodish number of Maratha heavyweights from Western Maharashtra were contesting as Ajit Pawar NCP candidates, and BJP also has resourceful Marathas in its ranks. ABC of OBC consolidation: This was another gift Jarange gave BJP.