NEW DELHI: CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis visited Varsha – the chief minister’s official residence, on Wednesday evening to once again persuade caretaker CM Eknath Shinde to join govt as deputy chief minister and finalise the power-sharing formula. Sources said that Shinde agreed to take oath as deputy CM with Fadnavis’s assurance that the portfolio allocation would…
MUMBAI: “An analysis of the results has made it clear – ‘Ek hain toh safe hain’,” said Devendra Fadnavis. In his address to BJP legislators at Vidhan Bhavan central hall Wednesday after being elected legislative party leader, Fadnavis said after the LS polls setback, the series of electoral victories resumed with Haryana results and the…
MUMBAI: Right through the 2019 assembly election campaign, Devendra Fadnavis had kept saying ‘Mee Punha Yein’ (I’ll be back). With the MVA forming its govt, however, the remark was thrown at him repeatedly as a taunt by his rivals. They also rubbed it in when he became Eknath Shinde‘s deputy 2.5 years ago. But he…
Devendra Fadnavis, a seasoned RSS swayamsevak, is set to begin his second term as Maharashtra Chief Minister. His journey has been a rollercoaster, marked by electoral triumphs, political betrayals, and personal attacks. Fadnavis navigated a complex political landscape, playing a key role in toppling the MVA government and enduring a period as deputy CM. Source…
NEW DELHI: The Maha political drama over the chief minister’s post in Maharashtra’s Mahayuti finally ended today with Eknath Shinde proposing the name of BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as the next leader of the ruling coalition. However, it is still not clear if Shinde will join the government as deputy chief minister.It took Shinde 11 days…
Eknath Shinde (left), and Ajit Pawar NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday took a cheeky dig at his ally Ajit Pawar – reminding the NCP chief of an early-morning oath as deputy chief minister in 2019 for a stint that lasted just 4 days.In 2019, when the undivided Shiv Sena of…
Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde (R) NEW DELHI: BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday met Maharashtra governor C P Radhakrishnan and staked claim to form Mahayuti 2.0 ending days of suspense over government formation in the state after the ruling coalition’s landslide victory in the assembly elections. However, there is still no clarity if caretaker chief…
Maharashtra govt formation: What’s in a name? Devendra Fadnavis adds his mother’s name to CM swearing-in invite NEW DELHI: As Devendra Fadnavis prepares to take the oath as Maharashtra’s chief minister for the third time, a detail on the official invitation has sparked curiosity. The invite for the swearing-in ceremony, issued by chief secretary Sujata…
Ajit Pawar (left) and Eknath Shinde NEW DELHI: Has the dynamics within Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti changed? Ajit Pawar‘s NCP, which had come under intense attack from several quarters, including the RSS, after Mahayuti’s dismal performance in Lok Sabha elections, seems to have moved closer to the BJP after the assembly elections. With the Shiv Sena…
NEW DELHI: Is “sulking” Eknath Shinde delaying the formation of BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra? Nine days after Mahayuti won a “Maha” mandate, there is still no end to the “Maha” suspense on the contours of the next government. For the second time in the last four days, a meeting of the Mahayuti leaders had…
