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…
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…
MUMBAI: Days after his Delhi meet with the BJP brass, caretaker CM Eknath Shinde has once again put the ball in BJP’s court on the Maharashtra CM‘s post.Shinde, who returned to his Thane residence Sunday after spending two days under medical observation in his hometown in Satara due to a respiratory tract infection and viral…
Devendra Fadnavis has reportedly been finalised as Maharashtra’s next chief minister, with the BJP legislature party set to meet on December 2 or 3. The new Mahayuti government’s swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for December 5, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend. NEW DELHI: A senior BJP leader reportedly confirmed on Sunday night that…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Patil claimed on Sunday that the Eknath Shinde-led party would have secured 90-100 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections if Ajit Pawar’s NCP had not been part of the Mahayuti alliance. The Mahayuti includes the BJP, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and NCP led by Ajit Pawar. Ajit…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday announced that the new Mahayuti govt will be sworn in on Dec 5 in what is being seen as a signal to Eknath Shinde to make up his mind fast about joining the govt led by Devendra Fadnavis.State BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in a post on X that the…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekar Bawankule on Saturday said the new Mahayuti government would be sworn in on December 5, even as the suspense over the CM’s face remains largely intact.“The oath-taking ceremony of the Mahayuti Government in Maharashtra will be held in the presence of Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji on Thursday,…
A day after the Mahayuti leaders’ meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, caretaker CM Eknath Shinde left for his village Dare Tamb in Mahabaleshwar taluka in Satara district. Sources said the BJP is working on him to get him to accept the deputy CM’s post.The swearing-in of the Maharashtra cabinet is…
NEW DELHI: Is Eknath Shinde, the caretaker chief minister of Maharashtra, upset over the turn of events after the ruling Mahayuti of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP scripted a spectacular victory under him in the assembly elections?On Friday, a day after the first meeting of Mahayuti leaders on government formation in Delhi with BJP’s top…
