Maharashtra Chief Minister designate Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday offered prayers at Shree Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony.
Pawar, in response to Shinde's reply said, "Sham tak unka samaj aayega (We will know about Shinde by evening), I will take it (oath), I will not wait." Shinde then said, "Dada (Ajit Pawar) has experience of taking (oath) both in the morning and evening."
Fadnavis is scheduled to take oath as the Chief Minister on December 5 after being unanimously chosen as Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party earlier in the day.
"Mahayuti received unprecedented and unparalleled mandate, seats of Shiv Sena and NCP also increased under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. BJP's striking rate is historical...today unanimously we chose Devendra Fadnavis as the Leader of Maharashtra and soon we will stake clai
Names of other cabinet ministers will be finalised soon after discussions with partners in the Mahayuti alliance- the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), said the Union Minister.
Addressing the meeting of the BJP legislative party, the chief minister-elect extended his gratitude towards all leaders and MLAs present in the meeting for unanimously choosing him as the Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party. He further expressed gratitude to caretaker Chief Minis
As the Mahayuti has yet to declare the Chief Minister face of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan Shrikant Shinde on Monday refuted the rumours of him becoming the Deputy CM of Maharashtra and said that he is not in the race for any ministerial position in the state.
Addressing mediapersons in his native village, Shinde said that the Mahayuti aliiance's chief minister candidate will be decided tomorrow and reiterated that he has already given his "unconditional support" to the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Sh
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) or Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari must propose President's rule in the state because of the "mess" over the ongoing stalemate regarding Chief Minister post in Maharashtra. He reiterated his allegatio