Devendra Fadnavis Stakes Claim To Be Next Maharashtra Chief Minister, Swearing-In On Dec. 5

Aditi Fadnis, contributing editor at Business Standard, noted that power is indubitably in the hands of the BJP, and the feelings of the alliance partners in the Mahayuti is practically irrelevant.

Maharashtra is overburdened by a massive debt of around Rs 8 lakh crore, which had contributed to the schemes which led to the success of the Mahayuti, she pointed out.

However, "whatever you may say about Devendra Fadnavis' politics, his administrative acumen can’t be questioned", she told NDTV Profit.

Financial burdens in the state have been a significant deterrent for companies, contributing to an exodus of industries to other states, she added, stating that there's hope that this issue may be addressed.

The Mahayuti Alliance defeated the Maha Vikas Aghadi by winning 235 seats in the recently held Assembly polls. The BJP won 132 seats, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena bagged 57 and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party secured 41.

As part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) secured 20 seats, Indian National Congress won 16 seats and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) obtained 10 seats. The Samajwadi Party won two seats.