Maharashtra CM Face to Be Revealed After Key BJP Meeting Today: What’s Next?

Maharashtra CM Face to Be Revealed: CM’s name to be announced today after BJP legislature party meet at Vidhan Bhawan.

The name of the new Maharashtra Chief Minister is likely to be announced after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party meeting at Vidhan Bhawan today (Wednesday, December 4) where the party will elect its leader.

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday morning. Yesterday, state’s Caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde had agreed to take up the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister post on Tuesday.

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BJP has appointed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as central observers for the party’s Maharashtra legislature party meet.

Though the party has not officially announced, a senior BJP leader has said Devendra Fadnavis’ name is finalised for CM’s post. BJP has already announced that the new chief minister will take oath on December 5 at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and other leaders.

However, as per Republic's sources, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis will be taking oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde will be the Deputy Chief Ministers.

In the recently concluded assembly polls, Mahayuti alliance won 230 of the 288 seats. BJP won 132, Shiv Sena 57 and NCP 41 seats.

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There were rumors that caretaker CM Eknath Shinde had gone to his village Dare in Satara district as he was not given a second chance as CM but he said he went for rest after the elections.

As per sources close to Shinde, the Shiv Sena leader is set to be a part of the Mahayuti government, with indications suggesting he may accept the Deputy Chief Minister’s post. Sources revealed that he has put forward a specific demand for the powerful Home Ministry alongside the Deputy CM position. This proposal intends to highlight the Shiv Sena’s stance to secure an influential role within the alliance government.

It is reported that individuals close to Shinde will likely be allocated key portfolios, and the cabinet may also include a few new faces from the Shiv Sena. "The final decision regarding the Home Ministry lies with Union Home Minister Amit Shah ," sources close to Shinde said, adding, "We have urged the Shah to allocate the Home Ministry to the Shiv Sena."

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