Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde on Friday, October 25, expressed confidence that the Mahayuti alliance — comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) — will retain power in the state with a thumping majority on the basis of the development works carried out by his government.

Talking to reporters in Thane, CM Shinde said his party, Shiv Sena, will soon release the second list of candidates.