NEW DELHI: Amid suspense over the Maharashtra chief minister post and government formation, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Friday said that the deputy chief minister post will go to someone else in the party if Eknath Shinde doesn’t accept the post.Shirsat, however, asserted that Shinde will certainly not seek a berth in the Centre.“If…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra’s caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said that the Mahayuti alliance would convene another meeting in Mumbai to decide on the next chief minister.Shinde’s comments came after key meeting in Delhi between Shinde, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, NCP’s Ajit Pawar, and other Mahayuti leaders with Union minister Amit Shah and BJP national…
In a post on X, Fadnavis credited Shah for inspiring party workers and acknowledged his significant role during the campaign. NEW DELHI: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed gratitude to Union home minister Amit Shah for his support during the Maharashtra Assembly elections. In a post on X, Fadnavis credited Shah for inspiring party…
Asked if he was disappointed that he would not get a second term, Shinde said, “There is no such thing. You must remember BJP supported my tenure as CM.” Outgoing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he would not be an obstacle to govt formation and would accept any decision taken by PM Narendra…
NEW DELHI: Has the stage been set for reversal of roles between BJP‘s Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra? Well, caretaker chief minister Shinde on Wednesday dropped enough hints about a change of guard in Mahayuti even though he did not say that in as many words. Shinde on Wednesday addressed a…
(From left) Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Ajit Pawar. NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar, are likely to meet BJP’s high command on Thursday, reported news agency PTI citing sources.In the meeting, one CM and two deputy CMs formula…
Devendra Fadnavis (File photo) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis threw a cue on Wednesday that deliberations are still underway on who would take the state’s CM charge as suspense mounts over the top post.On being asked about the new Maharashtra CM face, Fadnavis said that the answer would be given soon and…
With clamour growing in the Sena for him to be CM again, Shinde appealed to Sena workers – some of whom came up with the slogan ”Ek’nath hain to safe hain’ to push for him as CM – not to gather at Varsha, the CM’s official residence, to demand that he be made CM. MUMBAI:…
NEW DELHI: The BJP in Maharashtra would be feeling a strange sense of deja vu. Five years after Uddhav Thackeray‘s Shiv Sena claimed that there was an agreed “deal” with the BJP over rotational chief minister, now Eknath Shinde‘s Sena says there was a “deal” with the saffron party for the top job if Mahayuti…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday suggested Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde to consider stepping aside and allow Devendra Fadnavis to assume the role of Maharashtra chief minister.While speaking to reporters, the minister suggested that Shinde could serve as deputy chief minister or seek a position in the Union cabinet.“The Maharashtra dispute should…
