Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 7 (HBTV): The three-day special session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin on Saturday with the swearing-in of newly-elected MLAs and the election of a new speaker for the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

The election for the Speaker is expected to take place shortly after, as the Assembly prepares for the winter session in Nagpur from December 16 to 21.

This session will set the tone for the legislative agenda of the newly-formed Assembly in Maharashtra.

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra, consisting of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.

Meanwhile, Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Thursday. Two deputy chief ministers, NCP leader Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, were sworn in at the ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 witnessed a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance, securing a landslide win with 235 seats. The results marked a significant milestone for the BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats.

The Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party also made notable gains, securing 57 and 41 seats, respectively. However, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance suffered a major setback, with Congress winning just 16 seats. Its alliance partner, Shiv Sena (UBT), won 20 seats, while the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) secured only 10 seats.

(ANI)