The selection of Maharashtra Chief Minister is still a suspense. BJP -led Mahayuti alliance won in the assembly elections and the name of the Maharashtra CM face is now awaited. There are speculations regarding who will become the Maharashtra Chief Minister with the two likely names being Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis. These two leaders among others met with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda in Delhi to discuss this matter; Shinde has termed this meeting as ‘good and positive’.
According to the media reports, Devendra Fadnavis’ name has been finalised for Maharashtra Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde are expected to be his Deputies. While the Home portfolio is expected to remain with Fadnavis, Finance may be with Ajit Pawar and there are discussions on giving Revenue and PWD portfolios to Eknath Shinde in lieu of Urban Development. After meeting with Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda, Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde described the meeting as “good and positive.” He added that another meeting would be held, which is expected to decide who will assume the role of Chief Minister.
“The meeting was good and positive. This was the first meeting. We had a discussion with Amit Shah and JP Nadda. There will be another meeting of the Mahayuti. In this meeting, a decision will be taken about who will be the Chief Minister. The meeting will be held in Mumbai,” he said. Eknath Shinde, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, NCP chief Ajit Pawar and other Mahayuti leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda in Delhi on Thursday.
After the meeting, Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar left the national capital at late night. The leaders gathered to deliberate on the formation of the new government in Maharashtra. After the meeting of the Mahayuti leaders with Amit Shah ended in the national capital, Devendra Fadnavis took to ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) and expressed his gratitude towards Home Minister Amit Shah for his support during the Maharashtra Assembly Elections .
In a post on X, Fadnavis credited Shah for inspiring and motivating the party workers during the elections. “Expressed my gratitude to Union Minister Amitbhai Shah, for his huge support on the battlefield during the important Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 2024 and for the way he greatly inspired and motivated the karykartas. On this occasion, our BJP National President JP Nadda ji, Eknath Shinde ji, Ajitdada Pawar, #MahaYuti leaders, and colleagues were present too, in New Delhi.”
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