A day following BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis ‘ name has been finalised for the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s post, Eknath Shinde cancelled all the meetings. The suspense over Maharashtra Chief Minister’s face continues as official announcement regarding the same. Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, who is part of the Mahayuti Alliance in Maharashtra, has been in the news amid the ongoing suspense about the Maharashtra Chief Minister face.
Amid the finalisation of Devendra Fadnavis’ name for the post, Eknath Shinde, who was supposed to hold a meeting has cancelled all the meetings owing to ill health. The Caretaker CM of Maharashtra has taken this step after the doctors advised him to rest. While all meetings for the day stand cancelled as per Eknath Shinde’s order, an important Mahayuti meet is scheduled for tomorrow, December 3, 2024; BJP observers are coming today.
The BJP MLAs’ meeting will be held tomorrow or day after tomorrow. The oath-taking ceremony is to take place on December 5 in Mumbai and will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other key leaders. Amid reports of Eknath Shinde’s poor health, BJP’s chief ministerial pick, Devendra Fadnavis has dialed the Caretaker CM to enquire about his health.
This is the second call made by Fadnavis to Shinde in the past week. Shinde will remain in Thane today and will not return to Mumbai. 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 demanded some important portfolios including Home, Urban Development and Public Works Department in the Delhi meeting. However, the BJP refused to give up the Home portfolio.
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