In a funny banter, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister NCP chief Ajit Pawar asked his nephew Rohit Pawar to touch his feet because he was "saved" by a very thin margin.
The violence, which erupted during a survey of a mosque on Sunday morning, resulted in three deaths and injuries to around two dozen people, including policemen and senior officials.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) suffered a massive jolt with Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray winning 20 seats, Congress securing 16, and NCP(SP) led by Sharad Pawar managed just 10 seats.
A day after the Mahayuti alliance clinched a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, reacting to results Congress MP Deepender Hooda raised questions on the fairness of the election process as the results are "astonishing".
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday met with beneficiaries of 'Majhi Ladki Bahin' scheme, where he expressed his gratitude to them for the historic win of the Mahayuti alliance in assembly polls.
Of 288 assembly constituencies, the ruling Mahayuti secured 230 seats in the assembly polls, the results for which came on Saturday. The BJP won 132 seats while its allies- the Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, won 57 seats, and the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar, won 41 seats.
A day after the Mahayuti alliance clinched a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Pune NCP president Deepak Mankar on Sunday said that the party workers are in favour of making 'dada' (Ajit Pawar) the Chief Minister of the state.
Following the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, BJP's winning candidate from the Savner Assembly seat Dr Ashishrao Deshmukh said that the party workers and MLAs are in favour of making Devendra Fadnavis the Chief Minister.
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC stressed the chemistry of the leadership trio of Mahayuti government in Maharashtra on Sunday as the alliance sweeped the state assembly elections.
In Maharashtra, the BJP won 132 seats, Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde won 57 seats, and the NCP, led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won 41 seats. The state has 288 assembly seats.