The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to hold the Maharashtra legislature party meeting on November 25 and the oath-taking ceremony on the 26th, ANI reported citing sources as saying on Saturday.

A major meeting of the Yuti Alliance is also likely to be held around the same time.

Meanwhile, this comes after the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra crossed the crucial majority mark, according to data from the Election Commission around 11 am.

It secures a 220-seat lead and is likely heading for a landslide victory. Celebrations have already begun at the BJP office in Mumbai.

Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde said, “As we had expected, we have got very good numbers. I thank all the voters who stood behind Mahayuti and gave this landslide victory…”

Shiv Sena leader Naresh Mhaske said, “Maharashtra government has expressed its faith in Mahayuti. The public is seeing what is happening with Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena today. The people have stated that Eknath Shinde is the one capable of leading Balasaheb Thackeray’s Shiv Sena… By their votes the public has slapped a slipper on the face of Sanjay Raut I am a Shiv Sena worker and I think Eknath Shinde should be the Chief Minister…”

According to the initial results, the Mahayuti alliance is leading in 220 seats, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in 128 seats, driving the battle in Maharashtra. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena (SHS) follows closely with 55 seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, is leading with 35 seats, while the Rashtriya Yuva Swabhiman Party (RSHYVSWBHM) is leading with 2 seats.

Meanwhile, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is lagging behind, with a lead of 51 seats. The Indian National Congress (INC), part of the MVA, is leading with 20 seats. Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leads with 16 seats, and Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) leads with 13 seats. The Samajwadi Party (SP) also leads with two seats.

Additionally, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Jan Surajya Shakti (JSS) and Peasants And Workers Party of India (PWPI) all lead with two seats each.

Other smaller parties including Swatantra Bharat Paksha (STBP), Indian Secular Largest Assembly of Maharashtra (DISECL), CPI(M), Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi (BVA) and Rajarshi Shahu Vikas Aghadi (RSVA) are leading with 1 seat each. In addition, 5 independent candidates (IND) are leading in their respective constituencies.

With the Sena-BJP-NCP celebrating, all eyes will now be on who will take over the post of CM in the state.