Members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are still gathering ahead of the state’s new government’s swearing-in ceremony on December 5, even though the answer to the Maharashtra chief minister question is now clear with Devendra Fadnavis widely regarded as the choice for the top position.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Monday headed to Delhi, while Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis remained in Mumbai, visiting workers and leaders of respective parties while pending confirmation on the pick for the next chief minister of Maharashtra. On Wednesday, December 4, the CM name is anticipated to be formally announced.
Eknath Shinde, meantime, was admitted to the hospital for a brief stay on Tuesday since there were few indications that his condition had improved. While in his hometown of Satara, he had contracted a throat illness and a fever.
Caretaker CM Eknath Shinde was admitted to the hospital for a brief period of time, according to sources, because his health was not improving. The doctors recommended a thorough assessment of his health. Since last week, Shinde has had a fever and a throat infection. When asked about his health by the media as he left the hospital, Shinde replied, “Badhiya hai [all good]”.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani as central observers for its state legislature party meeting, where the MLAs will choose their leader for the top position, one day after a BJP leader asserted that Devendra Fadnavis had been selected for the position of Maharashtra chief minister.
The Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena, the two primary allies of the BJP’s party in the Mahayuti alliance, are predicted to be appointed deputy chief ministers in the new Maharashtra administration. The temporary chief minister, Eknath Shinde, has previously stated that he will not obstruct the BJP’s candidature for chief minister. In the recently concludes state polls, the Mahayuti won 230 of the 288 assembly seats. The BJP led with 132 seats, while the Shiv Sena got 57 and NCP 41 seats.
