Devendra Fadnavis to be new Chief Minister of Maharashtra!
Published By : Prameya English
| December 4, 2024 12:26 PM
Mumbai, Dec 4: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis is all set to be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra as he was unanimously elected as Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party on Wednesday.
A legislature party meeting of the BJP was held at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan here to elect its leader, who is expected take over as the next chief minister of the state. The BJP core committee chose Fadnavis as their leader.
Chandrakant Patil and Sudhir Mungantiwar formally nominated Fadnavis as the party's legislative leader.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Ashish Shelar to be chief whip of the party.
BJP's Central Observers for the state, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani were present at today's meeting.
The Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 witnessed a decisive victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, securing a landslide win with 235 seats. The results marked a significant milestone for the BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats. The Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party also made notable gains, with 57 and 41 seats, respectively.
