Devendra Fadnavis' name was finalised for the top post at the BJP's core committee meet held ahead of the legislature party meeting, sources said.
Maharashtra: The BJP achieved remarkable success in the November 20 Maharashtra elections, securing 132 out of the 288 assembly seats in the state, marking its best performance in the state so far.
Soon after the results of Maharashtra Assembly elections were declared, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance started raising suspicion that EVMs alleging malpractice and tampering.
RM Patre, Shinde's family doctor, told media, "He is doing fine now. He has been experiencing fever, body pain, throat infection, and cold for the past two days. We have administered antibiotics. A team of three to four doctors is attending to him."
Speaking to media in Pune, NCP chief Ajit Pawar stated, "The state will have one chief minister from the BJP and two deputies from the other two parties of Mahayuti."
After days of speculations, Shiv Sena has finally demanded the Home Ministery portfolio. The govt formation is delayed in Maharashtra as all three parties are having discussions around the shape of the new cabinet.
The opposition parties has raised questions over EVMs, mentioning the rise in voting percentage in the recently held Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024.
Eknath Shinde, now the caretaker chief minister, has said he will “fully support” the BJP leadership’s decision to name the next chief minister, and would not be a hurdle.
NCP's Ajit Pawar who is part of the Mahayuti alliance said that the Maharashtra government formation decision will be taken at around 9 PM after meeting with Amit Shah in New Delhi.
Maharashtra: Sources said if Devendra Fadnavis becomes the CM, then Eknath Shinde can become the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In that case, he can also have the Ministry of Urban Development or PWD.
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The suspense over who would get the top post in Maharashtra continues after the ruling Mahayuti coalition's spectacular success in the recently concluded Assembly elections.
Devendra Fadnavis accepted the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister's post under Eknath Shinde in 2022. He was the Maharashtra Chief Minister for the full five-year term from 2014 to 2019.
Withdrawing himself from the Chief Minister's race, Eknath Shinde presented his report card and thanked the people of Maharashtra for the astounding victory of his alliance in the Assembly elections.
Amid suspense over who will become the next chief minister of Maharashtra, the BJP sources on Wednesday said that Devendra Fadnavis is almost certain to be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra as the Cenntral leadership has given green signal.
Despite the Mahayuti coalition’s electoral victory, the alliance is struggling with disagreements regarding the post of chief minister. In the assembly polls, the BJP-led Mahayuti won a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, winning 235 seats in the 288-member assembly.
Devendra Fadnavis is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda to discuss the modalities of the formation of the next government in Mahrashtra. Fadnavis is considered as the front runner for the post of the chief minister, succeeding incumbent Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena.
Ramdas Athawale said the Maharashtra dispute should end soon as BJP's high command has decided that Devendra Fadnavis should be made the CM but Eknath Shinde is unhappy and his displeasure needs to be removed.
The Mahayuti alliance consisting BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP emerged victorious in the Maharashtra assembly elections.
Maharashtra CM suspense: The BJP-led Mahayuti coalition won a landslide victory in the elections bagging 235 seats in the 288-member assembly in Maharashtra. However, a power struggle over the Chief Minister's position among the alliance partners has overshadowed the post-poll celebrations.
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