Amit Shah, Devendra Fadnavis, Vinod Tawde, Eknath Shinde
Efforts have been intensified to form a new government in Maharashtra. The round of meetings is going on continuously from Delhi to Mumbai. On Wednesday, there was a meeting between Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde in Delhi that lasted for about half an hour. The political and social equations of Maharashtra were discussed in the meeting. Vinod Tawde returned from Patna tour in the evening and met Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence.
According to sources, there was a long discussion between the two leaders over political developments in Maharashtra and efforts to form a new government. The impact of Eknath Shinde not being the Chief Minister on the political and social equations of the state was also discussed. Top BJP leaders are continually reflecting on the impact it will have on Maratha voters in Maharashtra.
Before the meeting with Tawde, Home Minister Amit Shah held separate meetings with NCP and Shiv Sena leaders and received feedback. Ahead of Home Minister Amit Shah’s Thursday meeting with the three top Mahayuti leaders, he is continuously receiving feedback from Maharashtra leaders.
Who will be the CM of Maharashtra, today’s decision?
Another meeting will be held in Delhi today on Maharashtra. There will be a meeting of Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar with Amit Shah, in which the final decision on the name of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra will be taken. Even before the meeting with Amit Shah, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde withdrew from the CM race. He has announced that he will support the BJP Chief Minister.
While talking to the media, he said that whatever decision Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah take, the Shiv Sena will accept it. The BJP welcomed this decision by Shinde. Devendra Fadnavis has said that there has never been a difference of opinion on anything in Mahayuti, rather all decisions have been taken together.
Will Eknath Shinde accept the post of deputy CM?
At the same time, it is said that the BJP may offer the deputy CM post to Eknath Shinde. But meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat said Eknath Shinde will never accept the post of deputy CM. He said, ‘The election was held in the name of Eknath Shinde. He deserves to return as Chief Minister. In Maharashtra, the BJP won 132 of 288 assembly seats. The BJP is just 13 seats away from achieving a majority. Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena won 57 seats and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party won 41 seats.
