Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister, government formation highlights: The final decision on who will be new Maharashtra CM will rest on a couple of factors. The BJP's massive tally is just one of them.

Shinde's journey from a humble autorickshaw driver in Thane to the pinnacle of Maharashtra politics is a story of resilience, ambition, determination and street-smartness.

Both Lokshahi Marathi Rudra and Bhaskar Reporters Poll have not predicted any clear winner between Mahayuti and MVA in the single-phase elections held today.

Maharashtra Elections 2024 Highlights Today (November 18): Voting for the 288 assembly seats will take place on November 20, with results to be declared on November 23.

'If we can work so much in two-and-half years, imagine how much we will work in five years,” he told the impressive gathering while seeking a renewed mandate,' said Eknath Shinde

Among the 45 candidates announced by the Shiv Sena for the upcoming polls to the Maharashtra Assembly, 37 are sitting MLAs seen as loyal to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Over the past year, his camp has grown to over 50 MLAs, many of whom switched allegiance from Uddhav Thackeray's faction following the rebellion.

Notably, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputies, Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi late Friday night to iron out differences among the allies BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP over the sharing of seats for the elections.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Eknath Shinde said a decision on 30-35 seats was yet to be taken and if necessary, consultations will be held with Amit Shah, the key election strategist of the BJP

The Mahayuti government is banking on its flagship Ladki Bahin Yojana, under which poor women get a monthly stipend of Rs 1,500, to sway voters after the ruling bloc's poor show in the Lok Sabha polls.

Addressing the Dussehra rally of Shiv Sena at Azad Maidan ground in south Mumbai, Shinde likened the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) with the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, suggesting Muslim appeasement politics.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde later visited the site. He announced a high-level probe into the incident and a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased.

The Maharashtra government has also decided to extend help for the rearing of indigenous cows at cow shelters in the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

In the world of high fashion, eccentricity knows no bounds. This was spectacularly illustrated at a recent Ganesh Chaturthi celebration, where Orry aka Orhan Awatramani made several heads turn with an accessory that seemed right out of a snack aisle. Yes, you read that right. Orry sported a clutch bag resembling an empty chips packet, in line with his unique style and flair for the dramatic.

At present, the government pays Rs 1,500 per month to the beneficiaries of the 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana', the Mahayuti government's flagship financial assistance scheme for women in the state.

The Khilafat House in Byculla, representing the Muslim community, proposed the change, which was accepted by the state authorities.

The chief minister launched the second phase of the scheme at Reshimbagh ground here in the presence of Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Women and Child Welfare Minister Aditi Tatkare.

The Marathi language newspaper alleged that the contract was given to a Kalyan-based 24-year-old contractor Jaideep Apte, who has no prior experience in building such statues. This has raised several questions on how the contract was awarded, the paper asked.

With two installments already deposited into beneficiaries' accounts, political analysts are saying that a delay in the Maharashtra assembly elections could play right into the Mahayuti’s hands, as more payouts could tip the scales in their favor.

Maharashtra Elections 2024 Date: The polls will be among the most keenly watched given the churn in the state’s political landscape over the past few years and the muted performance by the BJP-Sena-NCP combine in the Lok Sabha polls.