Lok Sabha 2024 Election Results: Amit Shah Declines Devendra Fadnavis’s Resignation Offer, Urges Him to Stay On

The ruling coalition in Maharashtra, consisting of the Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) achieved victory in 30 constituencies, while the Mahayuti coalition managed to secure only 17 seats in the recent Lok Sabha elections. This was a significant decrease from the 41 seats the undivided Shiv Sena and the BJP had won in the previous elections.

Mr. Fadnavis, a former chief minister, is part of the Maharashtra government along with the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party. After the NDA meeting, the BJP leader sat down with fellow Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to discuss the coalition’s performance in the state.

Following the meeting, the deputy chief minister met with Mr. Shah, where sources mentioned that the home minister asked him to continue working for the Maharashtra government and also prepare a plan for revitalizing the BJP in the state. It is important to note that assembly elections in Maharashtra are likely to be held around October this year.

The INDIA alliance’s performance in Maharashtra, which is the second-biggest contributor of MPs to the Lok Sabha, was one of the reasons the BJP was reduced to 240 seats from its tally of 303 in the previous election. Despite this, the NDA secured a comfortable victory by winning 293 Lok Sabha seats, well above the majority mark of 272.