Maharashtra Elections: Eknath Shinde thanks voters, says CM decision will be joint call

As the Mahayuti confederation inches person to a landslide triumph successful the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, incumbent CM Eknath Shinde stated that, conscionable arsenic the confederation fought the elections together, they volition collectively determine connected the CM look erstwhile the last results are declared connected Saturday.

He besides thanked his enactment workers and expressed gratitude to the voters.

The incumbent CM said, "Let the last results travel in... Then, successful the aforesaid mode arsenic we fought elections together, each 3 parties volition beryllium unneurotic and instrumentality a determination (on who volition beryllium the CM)."

"I convey the voters of Maharashtra. This is simply a landslide victory. I had said earlier that Mahayuti volition get a thumping victory. I convey each sections of nine and each the workers of the Mahayuti parties," helium added.

Meanwhile, celebrations were seen astatine Shinde's residence successful Thane, with bouquets arriving and Shiv Sena workers cheering outside. Shiv Sena MP and Shinde's son, Shrikant Shinde, were besides seen celebrating with chap enactment members.

Speaking connected the victory, Shrikant Shinde said, "As we had expected, we person got precise bully numbers. I convey each the voters who stood down Mahayuti and gave this landslide victory."

The Mahayuti confederation is connected its mode to a landslide triumph successful the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, crossing the important bulk mark, winning 1 spot and starring successful implicit 200 seats arsenic of 1:00 PM. Sweets were besides seen being brought to the residence of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. Meanwhile, the BJP's Mumbai bureau was abuzz with joy, with enactment workers bringing sweets successful anticipation of a resounding victory.

Speaking to ANI, BJP person Vikas Pathak commented connected the ECI trends. He said, "We were expecting implicit 160 seats for Mahayuti, and that is precisely however it's shaping up. The pb could summation further. This twelvemonth has been important for BJP. On its strength, the BJP is crossing 100 seats, and a Mahayuti Chief Minister is acceptable to instrumentality office."

He further noted the enthusiasm among enactment workers, saying, "At the moment, each enactment and its workers judge their enactment subordinate should go the Chief Minister. Similarly, each idiosyncratic of the BJP feels that the Chief Minister should beryllium from their party. Sweets person arrived, however, the last celebrations volition not hap until the conclusive results are retired and our elder leaders arrive." Pathak added, "This has been the tradition. Leaders similar Devendra Fadnavis and perchance Maharashtra BJP Chief Pawan Bawankule, if successful Mumbai, volition articulation the celebrations erstwhile results are confirmed."

Meanwhile, celebrations person besides started successful Baramati, wherever Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP person Ajit Pawar is starring by 15,382 votes. Supporters were seen bursting crackers to people the moment. At Devagiri, Nationalist Congress Party's National President and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Dada Pawar, National Working President MP Praful Patel, and State President MP Sunil Tatkare were besides seen participating successful the celebrations.

Reacting to the results, Congress person Supriya Shrinate admitted, "Maharashtra predetermination results are other to our (Congress') expectations. There is nary uncertainty we could person done better. Our run was good, but possibly the nationalist expects much from us, and we volition present connected their expectations."

In effect to the results, Shiv Sena UBT person Sanjay Raut said, "This cannot beryllium the determination of the radical of Maharashtra. We cognize what the radical of Maharashtra want..." His comments were met by disapproval from the BJP, with enactment spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla lashing retired astatine the Aghadi alliance. "When anyone loses, they commencement making excuses for their defeat...In Maharashtra, we person worked for the poor, upliftment of women, and enhancing the practice of farmers...Today, the authorities nether the enactment of PM Narendra Modi is going to beryllium formed successful Maharashtra with a immense majority," helium said.

As the Sena-BJP-NCP celebrate, each eyes volition present beryllium connected who volition presume the station of CM of the state.