On Thursday night, Eknath Shinde, met with Home Minister Amit Shah and JP Nadda following the BJP-led Mahayuti’s landslide win in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, cancelled the crucial meeting in Maharashtra on Friday. According to the media reports, the Caretaker Prime Minister of Maharashtra is all set to take a key decision on Saturday. This comes amid the ongoing suspense regarding the name of the Maharashtra CM between BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde.
As per a Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsar, Eknath Shinde, who cancelled a crucial meeting of Mahayuti leaders scheduled for Friday in Mumbai, is all set to take a key decision today about the ongoing tussle over power-sharing in Maharashtra. Sanjay Shirsat has said that an important announcement is expected today evening following Mahayuti meet in Mumbai.
Shirsat has also said that Maharashtra CM may be declared by tonight and the oath-taking ceremony of the Maharashtra Chief Minister is likely on December 2, 2024. There is rift in the Mahayuti alliance with respect to portfolios; while BJP has said that the CM post and Home portfolio will remain with them, Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde is adamant on the Home portfolio.
On Friday, Maharashtra caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde cancelled the key meeting of Mahayuti. According to the media reports, Shinde heads to his native village, Satara, in the state as the suspense over who will be the next Maharashtra Chief Minister. The Mahayuti meeting is likely to be held on Sunday. This development comes following Eknath Shinde and BJP ‘s Devendra Fadnavis ‘s first post-election meeting with Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday.
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. Eknath Shinde was demanding some significant portfolios including Home, Urban Development and Public Works Department in the Delhi meeting, however, BJP refused to give up the Home portfolio. BJP will keep the Home, Revenue, Energy, Rural Development, Water Resources, Housing, Forest, OBC ministry, Tourism, General Administration portfolios.
Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena is likely to get Urban Development, Public Works, Industry, Education, Cultural, Water Supply, Health, Transport, State Excise portfolios. While Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is likely to get Finance, Women and Child Development, Minorities, Relief and Rehabilitation, Medical Education, Tribal Development, Food and Civil Supplies portfolios
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