Acting CM a day after the meeting of Mahayuti leaders with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi Eknath Shinde Left for his village Dere Tamb in Mahabaleshwar taluka of Satara district. Sources said the BJP is working on preparing him to accept the deputy CM post.
swearing in maharashtra cabinet This is not likely till December 5 because talks can proceed only after the partners agree on BJP’s withdrawal. Devendra Fadnavis as CM with candidates from Shiv Sena and NCP as two deputies.
The swearing-in was earlier expected to take place on Monday. However, talks are unlikely to be completed due to the busy schedule of Amit Shah, who has to balance competing demands. grand alliance partner With the conference of Directors General of Police till Saturday. Sources are now hopeful that the swearing-in will be scheduled for December 5 at Azad Maidan, given the complicated nature of Shah’s workload and the commitments of PM Modi, who is considered the star of the show.
Sources familiar with the talks said that in the discussion held at Shah’s residence late Thursday night, outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde signed off on the argument that the BJP, which has 132 MLAs of its own and five more MLAs, is a natural contender for the chief minister’s post. Is.
Maharashtra government formation meeting not possible before Monday
However, Shinde did not say whether he would work with NCP as deputy CM or not. Ajit PawarBJP sources are hopeful that he will convince him to become part of the Fadnavis team, while the NCP has also shared optimism. The partners also appear to have reached an agreement on the president, who is a key figure in the alliance and is the BJP candidate. Importantly, Shinde hinted about Shiv Sena’s interest in inducting its candidate as Legislative Council Speaker and according to sources, the BJP is not averse to accepting this wish as part of compensation to Shinde. Seen.
Shinde’s contribution to the Grand Alliance’s grand comeback and the “sacrifice” he made for the unity of the alliance will not be appreciated unless the BJP accepts the Home Department’s request. Fadnavis will get a chance to retain the house, while Ajit Pawar is being seen as a contender for a sixth term as finance minister of the richest and most industrialized state.
Both the Shiv Sena and the NCP have argued that the power-sharing arrangement cannot be made on the basis of mathematics alone because doing so would, for all practical purposes, mean setting up BJP rule, given that the party’s own numbers are significantly lower. It is up to the limit. Magic mark of 145. However, unlike a scheme based on numbers, where seats are allocated based on who has how many MLAs, it can be difficult to design a system based on abstract ideas such as “fairness” and “impartiality”. , Having notions with each partner that cannot be solidified.
Speaking to the media in Delhi on Thursday night, Shinde said the meeting with Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda as well as his Mahayuti colleagues – Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar – was cordial. “The meeting was to discuss government formation. Today was the first meeting; tomorrow, there will be a second meeting in Mumbai on CM and portfolio allocation. I have already announced Shiv Sena’s support to the Mahayuti CM candidate, so that the impasse can be resolved. ” He said.
When no Mahayuti meeting took place and news came that Shinde would be staying in the village for the next two days, his colleague Uday Samant told the media that Shinde had fever for the last few days and he went to his village to recover in a healthy environment. . ,
Asked whether Shinde would accept the post of deputy chief minister, Samant said, “We want Shinde sahib to remain in Maharashtra politics, and he should remain in the government.” Sources said that Saturday and Sunday are Shani Amavasya, there are additional reasons for not taking action.
BJP sources said its elected MLAs have not yet been called to Mumbai to elect the party’s MLA leader. “This meeting is likely to be held on Monday. After this, MLAs from the three parties will meet to decide on the chief CM, deputy CM posts and portfolio allocation,” sources said.
BJP sources said that if former CM Fadnavis can be the Deputy Chief Minister, then Shinde can also hold the post, this will send a clear message that only BJP leaders do not have to compromise.