Abhimanyu is the Jat face of the party in the state and is stated to have the blessings of Amit Shah
Pawar said no other combination was feasible going by the number of seats won by major parties
In the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress polled 18.1% votes but got only two seats
New government will have to mobilise money to complete pending irrigation, infra projects
The party also expressed its doubts over the survival of the state amid a hung House
The state unit voiced objection to the 'unilateral way' the support was offered by the central leadership
Modi hails 'historic' verdict; Amit Shah says Sena ties not over even as NCP lends unconditional support
MIM's Waris Pathan bagged 25,314 votes from Byculla in Mumbai, trouncing BJP strongman Madhukar G Chavan and ABS's Geeta Gawli
Parties bat for foiling MIM's attempts to polarise Muslim votes in the state
Non-Jat consolidation works for the BJP; party deputed MPs to spend days and nights in Dalit bastis
Dalits and sections of OBCs, an erstwhile bastion of Congress, have shited towards BJP
The BJP on its own was 23 seats short of a majority in an election marked by neck and neck contests
At least two father-son pairs won in different parts of the state
Ram Bilas Sharma, Manohar Lal Khattar, Captain Abhimanyu, Sushma Swaraj are the candidates
Uddhav Thackeray says will not approach BJP himself when NCP had already proposed outside support
In Haryana, the BJP has won 47 seats in the 90-member assembly
The Modi wave crumbled the Congress bastion, which it had ruled for the past 10 years
BJP spokesman says the party is confident of taking power in both Maharashtra and Haryana -- for the first time
A party needs to win 46 seats to get a simple majority in the house
A key challenge will be to restore Maharashtra's status as a favoured investment destination