Eknath Shinde will be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, said Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday, after reports suggested that the BJP leader will be sworn-in as the new CM. The development comes after a week of drama that saw Uddhav Thackeray resigning after losing most of his MLAs in a rebellion.
Fadnavis said rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will take oath as the new Maharashtra Chief Minister at 7.30 pm today. Fadnavis also said that he would not be a part of the new government.
“The decision that we have taken is committed to Balasaheb’s Hindutva & for the development work in the constituencies of our MLAs. We have 50 MLAs with us,” said Eknath Shinde.
Mumbai | The decision that we have taken is committed to Balasaheb’s Hindutva & for the development work in the constituencies of our MLAs. We have 50 MLAs with us: Eknath Shinde pic.twitter.com/szBSBUQUj4
— ANI (@ANI) June 30, 2022
Earlier, Fadnavis had told reporters that “I will tell the party’s stand tomorrow for sure.” There will be another round of meeting at the official residence of Fadnavis later tonight, sources said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday night tendered resignation state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan here. The Governor accepted the resignation and asked him to officiate as Chief Minister until alternate arrangement is made, Raj Bhavan sources said.
Stating that he was not interested “in playing the numbers’ game,” Thackeray on Wednesday night said he was resigning as the chief minister. “The chief minister (Uddhav Thackeray) has gracefully stepped down. We have lost a sensible and cultured chief minister,” Sena leader Raut tweeted.
Raut also said he was grateful to NCP chief Sharad Pawar for persuading Uddhav, son of Bal Thackeray, to take charge as the CM in 2019. “Pawar provided his guidance. When his (Uddhav Thackeray’s) own people (rebel Sena MLAs) were backstabbing him, Pawar remained firmly behind Uddhav,” he said.
Meanwhile, Thackeray drove himself in a Mercedes to the Raj Bhavan, accompanied by his sons Aaditya and Tejas as well as Shiv Sena leaders Neelam Gorhe and Arvind Sawant and others. Thackeray met governor Koshyari at Raj Bhavan at 11.44 pm. Shiv Sena workers accompanying him shouted slogans at his convoy reached the Raj bhavan. Later Thackeray drove back to his residence `Matoshree’ in suburban Bandra.
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