New Delhi: Eknath ShindeThe acting Chief Minister of Maharashtra is upset with the changed developments after the decision. grand alliance Of BJP, Shiv Sena And under his leadership NCP registered a landslide victory in the assembly elections?
Shinde left for his native village Dare in Satara on Friday, a day after the first meeting of Grand Alliance leaders on government formation in Delhi with the top BJP leadership. His sudden visit today put a halt to the second meeting of the allies, announced in Mumbai, leading to speculation.
However, his party Shiv Sena rejected these speculations. Army leader Uday Samant said, “He (Shinde) is not worried. Even in Delhi, he was suffering from fever and cold. It would be wrong to say that he has gone to Dare upset.” “Anyone can face health problems, and if he has gone to a good place (for health reasons), there is no point in concluding that he is troubled,” Samanta said.
Samant confirmed that Shinde would return to Mumbai on Saturday and the cabinet formation would be finalized soon.
But Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat added a twist to the story. “Whenever Eknath Shinde feels that he needs some time to think, he goes to his native village. When he (Eknath Shinde) has to take a big decision, he goes to his native village. Till tomorrow evening he (Eknath Shinde) will take some big decision.” Big decision,” Shirsat said.
Shiv Sena has said Shinde has not yet decided whether he is ready to switch roles with Fadnavis in the next Maharashtra government. Another Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat said, “If Shinde does not accept the post of deputy CM, then some other leader of our party will get the post. He (Shinde) will take a decision on it.”
The party has also ruled out any compromise formula involving any role for Shinde in the Union Cabinet. Shirsat said Shinde would definitely not go to the Center as a Union minister.
Earlier this week, Shinde had announced at a press conference that he would not hinder the formation of the new government and would “abide by the decision of Prime Minister Modi and Amit Shah on CM selection.”
“You (PM Modi) are the head of our family. The way people of BJP accept your decision, we will also accept your decision in the same way. I called PM Modi and HM Amit Shah yesterday and told them that Shinde had said, there will be no problem in forming the government because of me.
After the results, Shiv Sena had launched a concerted campaign for continuity under the leadership of Mahayuti, citing Nitish Kumar’s Bihar model. Shiv Sena leaders demanded a second term for Shinde, crediting his rule for the alliance’s landslide victory in the assembly elections.
But this time BJP, with 132 seats in the 288-member assembly, wants to set the stage for a comeback and lead the government. Devendra Fadnavis As the next Chief Minister.
The people of Maharashtra, who led Mahayuti to a landslide victory in the assembly elections, will have to wait till next week for their government as the allies’ pre-poll friendship has been put to the test over power sharing in the new government.
(with inputs from agencies)