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After the results of Maharashtra assembly elections, it is clear that a coalition government will be formed in the state. However, the name of the candidate for the post of Chief Minister has not been announced yet. The term of the assembly is ending on November 26, and it is mandatory to form a new government before that, otherwise President’s rule must be imposed.

According to some media reports, Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar leave for Delhi on Sunday evening, so that a final decision can be taken on the name of the face of the government i.e. the Chief Minister. The name of the Chief Minister can be announced after a meeting with the BJP high command. All the three leaders are also separately meeting their newly elected MLAs to discuss the further strategy towards government formation in Maharashtra.

Consensus formed in the alliance and plan to form the cabinet

According to sources, at present the formula of one Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers has been decided. Also, one ministerial post has been fixed for every 6-7 MLAs in the alliance parties. According to this, 22-24 MLAs of BJP, 10-12 MLAs of Shinde faction and 8-10 MLAs of Ajit Pawar faction can become ministers. This formula can prove to be an important step towards creating harmony between different parties in the politics of the state.

Possibility of swearing-in ceremony

After the announcement of the name of the Chief Minister, the swearing-in ceremony can be held tomorrow at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Chief Minister Shinde had made it clear after the election that it was not decided before the election that the party winning more seats will get the post of Chief Minister. This statement also makes it clear that despite the election strategy, ultimately the Chief Minister will be selected only after reaching a consensus.

Politics of alliances and Strike Rates

There were two major alliances in this election – first, the Mahayuti Alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar) and second, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) and NCP (Sharad Pawar).

BJP contested 149 seats and got the highest number of seats with 132 seats at 88.6% strike rate.
Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena contested on 80 seats, won 57 at 71.3% strike rate.
Ajit Pawar’s NCP fought on 59 seats, winning 41 of them at 69.5% strike rate.

This alliance won a record 230 seats out of a total of 288 seats, which shows the success of the electoral strategy. At the same time, the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won 46 seats.

Now, a new beginning of political change is taking place in Maharashtra. It will be interesting to see what kind of policies and programs are implemented in the state after the formation of the coalition government.