Maha Yuti

Maha Yuti
AbbreviationMY
LeaderEknath Shinde
(Chief Minister)
PresidentDevendra Fadnavis
ChairmanChandrakant Patil
FoundersDevendra Fadnavis
Uddhav Thackeray
Amit Shah
Founded4 December 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-04)
Ideology
Political positionBig tent[A]
National affiliationNational Democratic Alliance
Colours  Saffron
Lok Sabha
17 / 48
Rajya Sabha
16 / 19
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
237 / 288
Maharashtra Legislative Council
41 / 78

^ A: The Alliance is described as a broad big tent alliance, with centre-right ,far-right factions and centrist factions

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 others.

The BJP-Shiv Sena partnership, in particular, was significant, as both parties shared a long-standing ideological affinity. The alliance aimed to consolidate their combined strength, leveraging Shiv Sena's regional influence and BJP's national appeal.

Under the MahaYuti banner, the alliance achieved notable successes, including winning the 2014 Maharashtra Assembly elections and securing 41 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state. However, internal tensions and disagreements over power sharing led to Shiv Sena's exit in 2019.[7]

The alliance is then revived again in 2022 when the MVA government was dissolved,[8] Resulting a faction of Shiv Sena joining Maha Yuti alliance and forming the Government under the leadership of Eknath Shinde from rebel Shiv Sena (2022–Present) swearing in as the chief minister while Devendra Fadnavis from BJP took oath as deputy chief minister. later in year 2023 the NCP faction broke with one remaining in MVA while Ajit Pawar led faction joined MahaYuti Government with Ajit Pawar swearing in as second deputy chief minister of Maharashtra. The MY alliance got a huge setback in 2024 Lok Sabha Polls where it could only secure 17 out of 48 seats losing 24 sitting seats.

The MahaYuti won the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election in a landslide, securing 235 seats. Two independents also lent support to the alliance, extending its tally to 237.

Current alliance members

Party Symbol Flag MLAs in Maharashtra Assembly MLCs in Maharashtra Council MPs in Lok Sabha MPs in Rajya Sabha
Bharatiya Janata Party
132 / 288
20 / 78
9 / 48
8 / 19
Shiv Sena
57 / 288
5 / 78
7 / 48
1 / 19
Nationalist Congress Party
41 / 288
6 / 78
1 / 48
3 / 19
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi
0 / 288
0 / 78
0 / 48
0 / 19
Jan Surajya Shakti
2 / 288
0 / 78
0 / 48
0 / 19
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
1 / 288
0 / 78
0 / 48
0 / 19
Rajarshi Shahu Vikas Aghadi
1 / 288
0 / 78
0 / 48
0 / 19
Rashtriya Yuva Swabhiman Party
1 / 288
0 / 78
0 / 48
0 / 19
Republican Party of India (Athawale)
0 / 288
0 / 78
0 / 48
1 / 19
Total
235 / 288
31 / 78
17 / 48
13 / 19

Electoral Performance

Indian General Election results (In Maharashtra)

Year Seats won/
Seats contested
Change in Seats Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Popular vote
2024
17 / 48
Decrease 24 43.55% Decrease 7.79% 24,812,627

Maharashtra Assembly Election Results

Year Seats won Change Voteshare +/- (pp) Popular vote Status
2024
234 / 288
Increase 73 49.08% Increase 6.92% 31,707,861 Government

List of Lok Sabha members

No Constituency Name Party
1 Jalgaon Smita Wagh BJP
2 Buldhana Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav SS
3 Nagpur Nitin Gadkari BJP
4 Raigad Sunil Tatkare NCP
5 Hatkanangle Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane SS
6 Thane Naresh Mhaske SS
7 Kalyan Shrikant Shinde SS
8 Aurangabad Sandipanrao Bhumre SS
9 Mumbai North-West Ravindra Waikar SS
10 Mumbai North Piyush Goyal BJP
11 Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Narayan Rane BJP
12 Satara Udayanraje Bhosale BJP
13 Jalna Raksha Khadse BJP
14 Pune Murlidhar Mohol BJP
15 Maval Shrirang Barne SS
16 Akola Anup Dhotre BJP
17 Palghar Hemant Savara BJP

List of Rajya Sabha members

No Name Party affiliation Date of
Appointment
Date of
Retirement
1 Ashok Chavan BJP 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030
2 Medha Kulkarni 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030
3 Ajit Gopchade 03-Apr-2024 02-Apr-2030
4 Anil Bonde 05-Jul-2022 04-Jul-2028
5 Dhananjay Mahadik 05-Jul-2022 04-Jul-2028
6 Bhagwat Karad 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
7 Dhairyashil Patil 28-Aug-2024 02-Apr-2026
8 Praful Patel NCP 05-Jul-2022 04-Jul-2028
9 Sunetra Pawar 27-Sep-2021 02-Apr-2026
10 Nitin Patil 03-Apr-2020 02-Apr-2026
11 Milind Deora SS 05-Jul-2024 04-Jul-2030
12 Ramdas Athawale RPI(A) 05-Jul-2020 04-Jul-2026

Status in Municipal Corporations

Alliance wise status
Municipal Corporation Seats Ruling Party Last election

References

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