BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Wednesday met Governor CP Radhakrishnan to stake claim to form the Mahayuti government. BJP's Central Observers for the state,

Devendra Fadnavis became Maharashtra’s first Brahmin chief minister in nearly four decades. A decade later, he is set to be sworn in for a third term as CM. Fadnavis, the only leader in the state to have held both the chief minister and deputy chief minister positions,

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that he will take oath as the Maharashtra chief minister at 5.30 pm tomorrow at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Addressing a press conference after staking a claim to form a government in the state,

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.

"The name of Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised as the new chief minister of Maharashtra. The meeting to elect the new BJP legislature party meeting will be held on either December 2 or 3," a senior BJP leader told PTI.

Earlier, outgoing CM Eknath Shinde stated that he would support the BJP’s decision to pick the new chief minister.

Devendra Fadnavis has reportedly been finalised as Maharashtra's next chief minister, with the BJP legislature party set to meet on December 2 or 3. The new Mahayuti government's swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for December 5,

Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised as the new chief minister of Maharashtra. The BJP legislature party meeting will be held in early December. The oath-taking ceremony for the new Mahayuti government will occur on December 5 at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

The oath-taking ceremony of the new Mahayuti government will take place on December 5 evening at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it.

Maharashtra's political landscape shifts Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde signaling withdrawal from the Chief Minister race, speculation grows around Devendra Fadnavis as a frontrunner. The coalition's dynamics complicate the selection process ahead of the speculated December 5 oath-taking ceremony.