STATE TIMES NEWS
NEW DELHI: After almost two weeks since the Maharashtra Assembly election results were declared, the victorious Mahayuti alliance has finally signalled an end to the logjam over the state’s chief ministerial candidate. The name of Maharashtra’s next chief minister will be declared on Wednesday, December 4, a day before the swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to finalise its legislature party leader on the same day, according to a senior BJP leader cited by PTI.
Although the formal announcement has not been made, Devendra Fadnavis is widely being regarded as the frontrunner for the chief minister’s position. Meanwhile, members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) continue deliberations ahead of the December 5 swearing-in ceremony. Various media reports indicated that the event will take place at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders expected to attend.
