Since Eknath Shinde’s rebellion against his party chief and mentor Uddhav Thackeray in mid-2022, the battle for Shiv Sena’s identity and its founder Bal Thackeray’s legacy’s ideological mantle has dominated political discourse in Maharashtra

Shrikant Shinde said the credit for the mandate goes to CM Shinde and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP and Ajit Pawar.

Eknath Shinde had parted ways with Uddhav Thackeray, along with several Shiv Sena legislators, in 2022 to protest against his decision to ally with arch-rival Congress. 

Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024: During the press conference, Ajit Pawar said the people of Maharashtra have supported the Mahayuti because of the development in the state.

As the Mahayuti alliance inches closer to a landslide victory in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, incumbent CM Eknath Shinde stated that, just as the alliance fought the elections together, they will collectively decide on the CM face once the final results are declared on Saturday. | OpIndia News

Maharashtra Assembly Election Results: CM Eknath Shinde retains Kopri-Pachpakhadi seat by 1,20,717 votes

Seen as a champion of the common man, Anand Dighe remained unmarried his whole life, and is credited with widening the party’s influence in Thane and Navi Mumbai.