Maharashtra is soon going to get a new Chief Minister. The name of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has been decided. A senior BJP leader claims that there will be a meeting of the legislative party on 2nd or 3rd December, in which Fadnavis will be elected as the leader of the legislative party.
Devendra Fadnavis had earlier been the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019. For the second time he took oath as CM in October 2019. However, later he had to resign after 3 days. After that he is the Deputy CM of Maharashtra from 2022. Fadveen has been MLA from Nagpur South West since 1999. This time he has won the election for the sixth time. Before this he had also been the Mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation.
The results of 288-member assembly in Maharashtra were declared on 23 November. Mahayuti has got a huge majority. Mahayuti has secured 233 seats. BJP has won 132 seats, Shiv Sena 57 and NCP 41 seats. However, even after 10 days of the results, the name of the CM has not been finalized. There is a continuous tussle regarding this.
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‘Fadnavis’ name has been decided’
According to news agency PTI, a senior BJP leader said, Devendra Fadnavis’ name has been finalized as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The meeting to elect the new leader of BJP Legislative Party will be held on 2 or 3 December. In this meeting, the final seal of approval as the leader of the legislative party will be given.
Earlier, outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had said that he would support BJP’s decision to elect a new Chief Minister.
What did Eknath Shinde say about his son?
Regarding making son Shrikant Shinde the Deputy CM and Shiv Sena’s claim on the Home Department, Eknath Shinde said that the grand alliance partners BJP, NCP and Shiv Sena will sit together and decide on government formation by consensus.
Swearing in ceremony to be held on 5th December
Let us tell you that the swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government will take place on the evening of 5th December. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be present in it. This program is to be held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.
After the landslide victory in the assembly elections, BJP is moving ahead very cautiously. The aspirations of NDA allies, especially Shiv Sena, have increased. Different statements of some leaders of allied parties are in the headlines.
A senior leader of Mahayuti said that the allies will jointly decide whether only the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister will take oath on December 5 or the ministers will also be sworn in.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Raosaheb Danve said, if undivided Shiv Sena and BJP had contested the elections together, we would have won more seats. Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Patil claimed that if Ajit Pawar’s NCP had not been part of the alliance, the Eknath Shinde-led party could have won 90-100 seats in the elections. Shiv Sena had contested elections on only 85 seats.
A senior leader of Mahayuti said that the allies will jointly decide whether only the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister will take oath on December 5 or the ministers will also be sworn in.
Eknath Shinde has returned from his village
Earlier on Friday, Eknath Shinde had left for his native village in Satara district amid speculations that he was not happy with the formula for formation of the new government. He fell ill in his village. Later when he recovered, he left for Mumbai. On Sunday, Shinde said, I have already said that the decision taken by the BJP leadership on the post of CM will be acceptable to me and Shiv Sena and it will have my full support.
He said, last week there was a meeting with (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah in Delhi and now we three alliance partners will sit together and discuss the nuances of government formation. On the question of his health, he said, he is fine now and had come to his native village for some rest.
Shinde reiterated that there is no difference of opinion among the Mahayuti partners. He said, there are no ifs and buts. My health is fine now. The work of our government will be written in golden letters in history. Shinde reached Thane on Sunday afternoon.