The counting of votes for the Maharashtra assembly elections are underway, with all eyes on the outcome of the battle between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Let check the list of leaders who are in race for the CM post.

Maharashtra in the bag with a thumping majority, the ruling alliance Mahayuti is now facing the complicated task of choosing a Chief Minister -- to which both BJP and current Chief Minister Eknath Shinde have a claim.

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is poised for a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, securing a commanding lead in over 220 seats. While the alliance celebrates its triumph, the question of whether Devendra Fadnavis or Eknath Shinde will become the next chief minister remains a point of intense speculation.

The ruling BJP-led alliance is leading with a huge margin in Maharashtra and appears set to retain the state. As leads painted a favourable picture for the BJP, a heartwarming phone call between Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his mother is going viral.