As the Maharashtra state assembly election results are out, only 0.71 per cent votes have been secured to none of the above candidates. According to the Election commission of India, None Of The Above (NOTA) was introduced in 2013,

Eknath Shinde does not want to appear to be renouncing his position at this time, as more seats do not imply that the chief minister will come from that party. His position is that, for the time being,

In the Maharashtra 2024 assembly elections, the Mahayuti alliance comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), and Ajit Pawar's NCP emerged victorious. In opposition stood Maha Vikas Aghadi, which included Congress and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena.

As reactions fly in thick ‘n’ fast, allies and adversaries say their piece about the maha battle that saw a maha win for the Mahayuti. Niranjan Shetty, chief spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mumbai said,