As per the normal schedule of events, a BJP national-level panel is expected to meet all the contenders to the Maharashtra CM's post after which Shah will take a final callabout who will be Maharashtra CM.

Maharashtra has delivered a clear mandate for the Mahayuti, with the alliance grabbing 230 of the 288 Assembly seats. Now, the BJP-led grouping has to decide its CM pick. Will the saffron party choose Devendra Fadnavis,

Shiv Sena and NCP could get 12 and 10 ministerial berths, respectively, with some key portfolios thrown in, sources say; BJP top leadership to meet Mahayuti leadership trio in Delhi in the evening.

Reports suggest Ajit Pawar 's NCP may align with Fadnavis, potentially tipping the scales in favor of the BJP. The Mahayuti alliance's 232 seats are distributed among the BJP with 132, the Shiv Sena with 57, and the NCP with 41. Leaders of the three parties have announced plans to discuss and finalize the CM's post together.

BJP’s top leadership on Monday approved Fadnavis’s nomination and the proposal was also endorsed by alliance partners.

The BJP is considering reinstating Devendra Fadnavis as chief minister of Maharashtra following their significant election victory. Although Eknath Sh

Devendra Fadnavis embarks on a trip to Delhi amid the heated contest for Maharashtra's chief minister. Challenges rise within the Mahavikas Agadi and Mahayuti coalitions as the decision from the BJP is anticipated.

Ajit Pawar held a meeting with newly-elected legislators from his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at his residence on Sunday, where the Chief Ministerial post was discussed.