Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expressed confidence in his Shiv Sena faction's prospects in the upcoming local body elections, emphasising the party's commitment to development and its growing support base across the state.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam has strongly criticised stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his 'objectionable' remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde alleging that the funding for Kamra's show came from "Matoshree" and sought Kamra's apology.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday took a jibe at outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after the Mahayuti alliance picked Devendra Fadnavis to be the next CM, saying that "Shinde era is over" and he will never be CM again.
"The CM will be decided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi. Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar cannot make decisions for their parties on their own. These two parties are slaves of Amit Shah and PM Modi and are sub-companies of the BJP," he said at a press conference in Mumba
As the Mahayuti alliance mulls over the Chief Minister's post, state minister Deepak Kesarkar said on Tuesday that any decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be acceptable to him.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday met with beneficiaries of 'Majhi Ladki Bahin' scheme, where he expressed his gratitude to them for the historic win of the Mahayuti alliance in assembly polls.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed his heartfelt gratitude towards the voters and people of Maharashtra as the Mahayuti is expected to form the government in the state following the results in the assembly polls on Saturday.
With the Mahayuti alliance inching closer to victory and likely to form the government in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thanked the BJP high command for their support in prioritising Maharashtra.
Ahead of the assembly election results in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Friday morning visited Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Temple to offer his prayers. Shinde, son of the current Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, represents the Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency.