In addition to the BJP's dominance with 132 seats in the 288-member Assembly, the Shiv Sena secured 57 seats, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction won 41 seats, enabling the Mahayuti alliance to form a government comfortably.

Caretaker CM Eknath Shinde said that his government's work in the last 2.5 years will be written in golden letters in history. This is why people have given a historic mandate to the alliance.

Maharashtra caretake CM and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that there are no issue between the Mahayuti allies and CM candidate will be decided on Monday.

He also sought to remind the BJP central leadership that Assembly elections were successfully fought under his leadership although he reiterated that his party will support the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was in his native village for two days after taking ill, has broken his silence on the new CM stalemate. Speaking to the media, he said that all three allies of the Mahayuti have a good understanding and that the CM candidate will be decided on Monday.

During his visit to his native village of Dare in Satara district, Shinde further mentioned, according to PTI, that discussions on government formation were ongoing and assured that all decisions would be taken collectively by the three Mahayuti allies — Shiv Sena,

Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Patil said Shinde never asked why Ajit Pawar's NCP was inducted in his government in the state.

Amid suspense over Maharashtra's Chief Ministerial face, caretaker CM Eknath Shinde returned to Mumbai after recuperating in Satara. He reiterated his unconditional support for the decision by Prime Minister Modi,

Addressing a press conference in Satara, caretaker Chief Minister Shinde reiterated his unconditional support to the CM candidate, stating that people delivered a historic mandate in favour of the Mahayuti alliance.

Talking about his health, Eknath Shinde says he is feeling fine and came home in Satara to rest after working relentlessly over the last two and a half years and during the Assembly elections.