"No matter how much those in the coalition government say that they are together because of ideological reasons, it is not like that. They come together for political power. They focus on fulfilling their party's financial needs and then come together to form the government," Raut told repor
As Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday expanded his cabinet, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Sunday said that state is heading in a good direction.
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.
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra Chief Minister designate Devendra Fadnavis, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Thursday said that the Mahayuti alliance is not forming government in the interest of the people.
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.
The Mahayuti alliance, led by the BJP, secured a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections held on November 23. However, the alliance has yet to finalize its Chief Ministerial candidate.
Mahayuti alliance leaders visited Mumbai's Azad Maidan to oversee preparations for the oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister on December 5. The event will be attended by senior NDA leaders, Chief Ministers, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde reiterated his full unconditional support to the chief ministerial face in Maharashtra and said people have delivered a historic mandate in favour of the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance.
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.
The Maharashtra Assembly election results were declared on November 23, with BJP-led Mahayuti alliance storming back to power with a landslide majority.
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.