The BJP leader, with close RSS ties, is credited with sculpting the party’s turnaround in Maharashtra, where it won 132 of of the 148 seats it contested for the Assembly, a few months after it suffered a setback in the Lok Sabha polls winning just nine out of the 28 seats contested from the State

Fadnavis has led the BJP to 100-plus seats for the third time; this time, the party won 10 seats more than it did in 2014

The Mahayuti alliance will form a new government in Maharashtra on December 5. Devendra Fadnavis is the frontrunner for the chief minister post. The BJP emerged as the largest party in recent assembly polls.

The name of the next Maharashtra Chief Minister is expected to be announced today. Top leaders of winning Mahayuti alliance will be in Delhi to hold a discussion with Amit Shah. Ahead of this, Shiv Se

The formal announcement on CM will be done after the BJP legislative party meeting in Mumbai in a day or two after party MLAs appoint the leader of the state legislative party.

Mahayuti's historic victory marks a dramatic turnaround for Fadnavis, whose political fortunes seemed to wane over the last few years.

A key Mahayuti meeting scheduled on Friday was put off and likely to take place on Sunday now as caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde headed to his native village in Satara district, delaying government formation further.