Summary:
Buoyed by sterling performance in the Lok Sabha election in which BJP won 23 seats and its ally Shiv Sena 18, BJP hopes to continue its winning streak. Fadnavis has been party's CM's face and under his leadership BJP will fight assembly election. There has been practically no challenger to Fadnavis in BJP as those who were eyeing CM's post have already fallen in line with Fadnavis. Party's vistarak have been travelling extensively in 228 of the total 288 assembly seats and it has stepped up its outreach to voters. Fadnavis has already completed his 4000 km Maha Janadesh Yatra practically covering more than 160 assembly seats in the state..