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The Maha Yuti (transl. Grand Alliance; [5] abbreviated as MY), formed in 2014, [6] is a political coalition in Maharashtra, India.Currently the alliance consists of three major parties - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena (2022–Present; SHS) and Nationalist Congress Party ― along with smaller partners such as Republican Party of India (Athawale), Rashtriya Samaj Paksha and many ...
According to a Lokniti post-poll survey, in the latest election, the Mahayuti garnered 30% of Maratha (including Kunbi) votes and 40% of OBC votes, creating a strong coalition. About 25% of Adivasi voters and 20% of Scheduled Caste (SC) voters supported the Mahayuti.
Although the INDIA grouping which includes the Mahavikas aghadi won a resounding victory in the 2024 elections, the Vidhan sabha elections in November 2024 had the opposite result with the Mahayuti coalition of BJP, Shivsena (Shinde), and NCP( Ajit Pawar) winning 80% of the Vidhan sabha seats. [76] [77]
The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. [1] After a 61.4% turnout in the election, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS) won a majority. [2]
The coalition ruled from 1998 to 2004. The alliance returned to power in the 2014 general elections with a combined vote share of 38.5%. [8] Its leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. In the 2019 general election, the alliance further increased its tally to 353 seats with combined vote share of 45.43%. [9]
The 2022 Maharashtra political crisis began on 21 June 2022 in the Indian state of Maharashtra when Eknath Shinde, along with several other MLAs of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition moved to Surat in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-governed Gujarat, throwing the coalition into a crisis. [2] [3] [4]
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. [3]
The Government of Maharashtra is the executive governing authority of the Indian state of Maharashtra.The government is led by the chief minister (currently Eknath Shinde since 30 June 2022) who selects all the other ministers.