The results for all 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra declared, a BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is set to return to power but government formation may be delayed as Sena has reminded the BJP of the '50-50 formula'.
As results for all 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra have been declared, a BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is set to return to power but government formation may be delayed as Sena is pressing BJP for the '50-50 formula'.
With the 50-50 formula, it seems that Shiv Sena wants BJP to agree on taking turns in holding chief minister's post as it vows to see Uddhav's son Aaditya Thackeray as the chief minister and not the deputy.
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Uddhav Thackeray has put a condition before BJP to first finalise fifty-fifty governance formula for next government in the state... and then only Shiv Sena will take a call to form government in Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, posters of Aaditya Thackeray projecting him as Maharashtra's future Chief Minister have been witnessed in Mumbai's Worli constituency. Aaditya Thackeray, who contested his maiden election from Worli seat, won with a huge majority.
As per sources, people belonging to Hanuman Sewa Mandal (organisation) have put out posters of Aaditya Thackeray in Worli.
Also Read: Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray wins Worli with massive margin of 67,000 votes
Shiv Sena's newly-elected MLAs are expected to meet on Saturday in Mumbai to decide further course of action on the government formation.
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The combined seat tally of the BJP-Shiv Sena stands at 161 with the former party winning 105 seats and latter one claiming victory on 56.
Maharashtra Govt formation | live updates
14:10 IST | Friday, October 25, 2019
"Udayanraje Bhosale (descendant of Shivaji Maharaj) changed his side before the elections, his defeat was imminent. If he had to join BJP, he should have done it earlier. People had already decided that those who change their side should not remain in politics," Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena
Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena:Udayanraje Bhosale(descendant of Shivaji Maharaj) changed his side before the elections, his defeat was imminent. If he had to join BJP, he should have done it earlier.People had already decided that those who change their side should not remain in politics pic.twitter.com/Ci0STcHASc
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2019
12:30 IST | Friday, October 25, 2019
"We demand one cabinet and one state minister berth in Maharashtra government. Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Mumbai to hold discussions with meet Uddhav Thackeray on who all will be made minsters in the state cabinet," Republican Party of India Chief Ramdas Athawal said in Ranchi.
Republican Party of India Chief Ramdas Athawal, in Ranchi: We demand one cabinet and one state minister berth in Maharashtra government. Amit Shah Ji will visit Mumbai to hold discussions with meet Uddhav Thackeray Ji on who all will be made minsters in the state cabinet. pic.twitter.com/yZfB5rmpv4
— ANI (@ANI) October 25, 2019
1. Posters depicting Aaditya Thackeray as CM seen in Mumbai's Worli
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Just a day after assembly election results, posters depicting Aaditya Thackeray as the chief minister of Maharashtra have been seen in Mumbai's Worli, Aaditya's constituency where he won with a huge margin of more than 70,000 votes.
Aaditya's father and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray have already reminded the BJP of the '50-50' governance formula during his presser on Thursday.
Maharashtra went into elections on October 21 while counting of votes took place on October 24.
2. Shiv Sena reminds BJP of 50-50 formula
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Speaking on the pre-poll alliance, Uddhav Thackeray in a presser on Thursday said, "The 50-50 formula was decided. Discussions should be held and then it should be decided that who would be the Chief Minister (of Maharashtra)."
Adding further, Uddhav said that before the election, a 50-50 formula was decided when Amit Shah visited his residence, prior to the Lok Sabha elections. It is now time to implement it, saying they can't be accommodating every time.
Ahead of the Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena's demand was that both the parties (they and BJP) should contest on an equal number of seats, however, playing negotiations well due to its stellar performance in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP contested on more seats than the former party.
3. What exit polls predicted on Maharashtra elections 2019
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The exit poll conducted by TV9 Marathi predicted that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance would get 197 seats in the assembly election. The Congress-NCP combine, on the other hand, would be restricted to 75 seats. Other smaller parties and independents will be able to secure victory on 16 seats, the exit poll said.
The exit poll conducted by Jan Ki Baat estimated 223 seats for the ruling alliance and a meagre 55 seats in the 288-member assembly for the Congress-NCP. It did not give any seat to other parties or independents. The exit poll conducted by Jan Ki Baat was broadcast by Republic TV.
In another poll conducted by Times Now, the BJP-Shiv Sena estimated to win 230 seats while 50 seats for Congress-NCP combine.
A poll conducted by News 18-Ipsos estimated 243 seat seats for the ruling alliance while it predicted that Congress-NCP will get 41 seats. The pollster estimated 4 seats for other parties.
The least number of seats have been given by Axis My India poll. The poll telecast on India Today said the BJP-Shiv Sena will win 166-194 seats while the Congress-NCP will get 70-90 seats. Others were predicted to get 22-32 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.
The poll conducted by CVoter also predicted more than 200 seats to the alliance of the BJP and the Shiv Sena. The pollster estimated that the ruling parties will together get 204 seats while the opposition Congress-NCP will be restricted to 69 seats. The polls, which was released by ABP News said other parties and independents will win 15 seats in the elections.
The poll of polls of these 6 exit polls shows that BJP-Shiv Sena combine will easily cross 200-mark and is likely to win 212 seats. The Congress-NCP combine, on the other hand, will barely cross 60-mark. The average of all the 6 exit polls gave the opposition alliance 61 seats while other parties' candidates may win in 15 assembly constituencies.
In 2014 elections which the BJP and Shiv Sena contested separately, the two parties won 122 and 63 seats (185 together), respectively. The Congress and the NCP - who fought the election together - won 42 and 41 seats (83 together), respectively.
