Delay within the swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra chief minister has raised hypothesis about cracks within the Mahayuti coalition after it registered a landmark victory within the state meeting polls. Days after caretaker CM Eknath Shinde went to his village citing well being points, his son Shrikant Shinde reacted to hypothesis that he was slated to be the subsequent deputy CM.
On Monday, the Shiv Sena chief rejected the rumours that he would change into the deputy CM of Maharashtra.
“The information that I would be the Deputy Chief Minister is being given with query marks for the final two days. As a matter of truth there is no such thing as a fact in it and all of the information about my publish as Deputy Chief Minister is baseless,” Shrikant wrote in a publish on X.
He made it clear that he’s not planning to take any ministerial place within the state or in centre and stated that he’s keen to work for the get together.
“Even after the Lok Sabha elections, I had an opportunity to change into a minister within the central authorities. However pondering of working for the get together group, I refused the ministerial publish even then. I’ve no want for a place in energy. I make it clear as soon as once more that I’m not within the race for any ministerial place within the state,” learn the publish, initially shared in Marathi.
He additionally requested the media to “not flip again on actuality whereas reporting the information” and hoped that discussions about him changing into Maharashtra deputy CM would cease.
Delay in Maharashtra CM announcement
The Bharatiya Janata Get together-led Mahayuti registered a landslide victory in Maharashtra Meeting Elections. The BJP emerged because the single-largest get together after profitable 32 seats.
Mahayuti’s victory was adopted by a number of developments because the suspense over Maharashtra CM publish continued. Earlier, NCP chief Ajit Pawar prolonged help to the BJP over the selection of the CM. Later, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde assured full help to the BJP. A lot of the BJP leaders have backed Devendra Fadnavis to change into the subsequent Maharashtra CM.
As of now, the oath-taking ceremony of the Mahayuti authorities is scheduled for December 5 night at Azad Maidan in Mumbai within the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The identify of Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised as the brand new chief minister of Maharashtra, a senior BJP chief claimed on Sunday night time, PTI reported.
Eknath Shinde left for his native village in Satara district on Friday amid hypothesis that he was not proud of the best way the brand new authorities was shaping up. The caretaker CM reached Thane on Sunday afternoon.
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