BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has got a clear majority: Ramdas Athawale

Ramdas Athawale, Republican Party of India: The 'mahayuti' (BJP-Shiv Sena alliance) has got a clear majority. Yesterday Devendra Fadnavis was elected BJP legislative leader. We have decided to support his name for chief minister as he is the only front runner for us. We want one chief minister who continues for the entire five-year term.

Ramdas Bandu Athawale is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the president of the Republican Party of India. Currently, he is Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in the Narendra Modi government, and represents Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament.