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Maharashtra CM: The CM-elect and deputy CMs-elect are elected to meet Governor CP Radhakrishnan to state claim to form the government later in the day
Maharashtra New CM BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis with caretaker CM Eknath Shinde. (Image:X/File)
Maharashtra New CM: The name of the new Maharashtra chief minister is likely to be announced following the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party meeting at Vidhan Bhawan today (Wednesday, December 4) where the party will select its leader.
The meeting, scheduled for Wednesday morning, comes a day after the state’s Caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde finally agreed to take the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister post on Tuesday.
However, sources indicated that the Mahayuti allies – Shiv Sena, NCP, and BJP – may squabble over portfolios. It is likely that the Shinde Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction will each get a Deputy Chief Minister’s berth.
The deadlock within the Mahayuti allies over the top post ended possibly after BJP leader and likely Chief Minister-elect, Devendra Fadnavis visited Shinde at his official residence `Varsha’ in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The meeting between the Mahayuti leaders reportedly went on for an hour.
It was the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders after the duo, along with NCP chief Ajit Pawar, met the top BJP leadership in Delhi last week.
Last week, Shinde’s sudden “illness” and his unplanned departure to his hometown in Satara raised questions, especially after his talks in Delhi with the BJP leadership. His sudden exit scuttled an important Mahayuti meeting aimed at finalising a power-sharing formula over the weekend.
However, the Shinde camp dismissed these claims as rumours and said the caretaker CM is not adamant about the top position.
Here’s What To Expect Today
According to sources, key alliance partner BJP’s core committee observers, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will hold a party meeting at 10 am. Following this, they’ll chair the legislative party meeting at 11 am where they elect the party’s leader.
Post this, the Mahayuti alliance is likely to reveal the new head of the state’s name. Then the CM-elect and deputy CMs-elect will meet Governor CP Radhakrishnan to state claim to form the government.
