Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday congratulated Maharashtra Chief Minister designate Devendra Fadnavis on his election as the BJP Legislative Party leader and extended his best wishes at Varsha Bungalow in Mumbai.
"I don't understand what the problem with the UBT Sena is. They have had only a narrative on who shall become the CM even before they were ousted out of power. They didn't even have the numbers still Sanjay Raut would make a comment every morning and Nana Patole would say the CM is ours.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Sunday, strongly criticized the BJP's handling of the Maharashtra Chief Minister post amid ongoing power shifts in the state.
As the Mahayuti alliance continues to deliberate over the pick for the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai said that the meetings with leaders in Delhi went "positively" he expects that clarity on the state cabinet will be arrived at within 1-2 days.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi took a dig at the ruling Mahayuti alliance regarding the delay in announcing the Chief Minister designate as the coalition is set to form government for another term following their win in the recent assembly elections in Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC took a jibe at former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and said that the public has given a "befitting answer" to those who lost their ideology for power.
Amid suspense over the choice of the next Maharashtra Chief Minister, NCP chief Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that discussions over government formation will take place in the national capital tomorrow and a final decision will be taken.
"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.