Shinde on Maharashtra govt formation: Had 'positive' discussions with Shah
Eknath Shinde said the decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be taken up in another meeting of the Mahayuti coalition in the state capital
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde (right) and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis (left) with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday night (November 28). Photo: X/@Dev_Fadnavis
Amid the suspense over the name of the new Maharashtra Chief Minister, outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday (November 29) said he had "good and positive" discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda on the issue of government formation in the state.
Shinde said the decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra will be taken up in another meeting of the Mahayuti coalition in the state capital.
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"We will take a decision (on Maharashtra CM) in a day or two. We have held discussions, and the discussions will continue. You will get to know when we take a final decision," the outgoing chief minister said.
Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Shah and Nadda late Thursday to thrash out a power-sharing pact for the next government in Maharashtra after the BJP-led coalition registered a thumping majority in the Assembly elections.
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"The meeting was good and positive. This was the first meeting. There will be another meeting of the Mahayuti in Mumbai," Shinde told reporters early Friday.