The BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party by bagging 132 seats in the 280-member Maharashtra house, will elect its leader in the crucial meeting The next chief minister of Maharashtra is expected to be announced today,

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met outgoing Shiv Sena boss Eknath Shinde in Mumbai Tuesday evening, amid continuing suspense, and an absorbing tug-of-war, over the identity of the next Maharashtra Chief Minister.

The answer to the most asked question - who will be the next CM of Maharashtra - is expected today with the crucial legislature party meet of the BJP slated to take place to elect its leader, who is expected take over as the next chief minister of the state.

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Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday claimed the BJP top brass offered the post of the chief of the Mahayuti alliance to Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde but he declined. Amid uncertainty over who would become the chief minister of Maharashtra,

Maharashtra Government Formation Highlights: The new chief minister will take oath on December 5 at south Mumbai's Azad Maidan in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Eknath Shinde agrees to become Deputy Chief Minister in Maharashtra's new Mahayuti government, with swearing-in set for December 5.

As counting trends for Maharashtra Assembly polls showed a clear mandate for the NDA's Mahayuti, incumbent Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was asked the big question: Who will be the Chief Minister?

The remarks by Eknath Shinde came amid the ongoing impasse over the Mahayuti's chief ministerial pick over a week after the election results were declared.

Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Tuesday stepped down as Maharashtra Chief Minister, even as the suspense over who will succeed him as the new CM continued, three days after state assembly election results were announced.