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Maharashtra CM LIVE: Eknath Shinde Will take ‘Big Decision’ In 24 Hours, Says Sena Leader Sanjay Shirsat Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat said that the name of the Chief Ministerial face for Maharashtra should be announced by Friday midnight, and caretaker CM Eknath Shinde will make a big decision in the next 24 hours.
The Shiv Sena leader also asserted that Eknath Shinde will not take any position in the Union cabinet as his interest lies in Maharashtra politics, ANI reported.
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: Eknath Shinde Will Not Go To Delhi, Says Shiv Sena's Sanjay Shirsat Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat told news agency ANI: "Yesterday the leaders of Maharashtra met at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah...PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will decide who will be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra...The name of the Maharashtra CM should be declared by today midnight. I have the information that the oath-taking ceremony will be on 2nd December...Eknath Shinde will not go to Delhi. He is more interested in Maharashtra politics than Delhi politics."
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Maharashtra Govt Formation Live: Why Did Eknath Shinde Go To His Native Village In Satara? Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant on Friday dismissed speculation that caretaker Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was upset and hence left for his native village in Satara district even as government formation has been delayed. The Shiv Sena chief was unwell when he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday night, he told news agency PTI.
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Maharashtra CM LIVE: 'If Shinde Doesn’t Accept Deputy CM’s Post, It Will Go To Someone In Shiv Sena', Says Shirsat Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Friday said if outgoing chief minister Eknath Shinde doesn’t accept the deputy CM's post, then it will be given to someone from their party, PTI reported.
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: 'Cong Should Consider Why They Didn't Declare CM's Face,' Says Sena UBT Spokesperson On the statement of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey said: "Ambadas Danve is a very experienced leader, and if he has given a statement that if Maha Vikas Aghadi had declared Uddhav Thackeray as CM face, it would have benefited us. It is true...Uddhav Thackeray had done a very good job during the time of Covid and it would have benefited us. Congress should consider why they did not declare the CM's face. We have already seen that in 2014 BJP fought the election in the face of PM Modi and got the majority...Congress lost the election in Haryana and Maharashtra due to overconfidence."
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: 'Poll Atmosphere In Our Favour Doesn't Guarantee Victory,' Says Kharge Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, speaking at the Congress Working Committee meeting, said: "Poll atmosphere in our favour doesn't guarantee victory; must work harder to frame time-bound strategy and strengthen party".
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: EVMs Have Made Poll Process Suspect, Says Congress Chief Kharge Congress chief Mallikaurjun Kharge said during a CWC meeting that the EVMs have made the poll process suspect and that the EC must ensure free and fair polls. He further said: "No arithmetic can justify results in Maharashtra, poll pundits confused after MVA's Lok Sabha outcome".
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Maharashtra CM Live: 'Had Good, Positive Discussions': What Shinde Said After Meeting With Shah, Nadda Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reportedly had "good and positive" discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday when the allies and BJP top brass leaders met regarding government formation in the state. Before leaving for Mumbai, Shinde told reporters that the decision about Maharashtra's next CM would be addressed in a subsequent Mahayuti coalition meeting in Mumbai.
"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.
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Maharashtra CM Live: CPI Leader D Raja Says There Are 'Internal Contradictions' Among BJP, Other Allies CPI leader D Raja, speaking to news agency ANI, said: "It is a matter of concern. Elections are over, counting is over, and the verdict given by the people is known. The BJP and its allies have won the elections. But why? They are not able to choose the leader to lead the government. It shows the internal contradictions among the BJP and its allies."
"Otherwise, they could have chosen the Chief Minister by this time why they are delaying it? It shows there are problems among themselves and maybe there are ideological problems or political problems or personality problems. They are not able to find an acceptable Chief Minister face even today," he added.
D Raja further said: "That is the reality that BJP will have to explain and Mr Shinde will have to explain or Mr Ajit Pawar will have to explain why it is happening. What are the problems? They should tell the people why they are delaying it."
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: 'Shinde Said Maharashtra Cabinet Will Be Finalised Soon,' Says Shiv Sena's Uday Samant On Maharashtra CM post, Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant said: "We were with Eknath Shinde till early morning. Tomorrow he will be back and it is not as if the meeting takes place physically only, they also take place through video conferencing, mobile...As Eknath Shinde has said the Maharashtra cabinet will be finalised soon."
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: 'Shinde Put Up His Demands Which Shah Will Take Up With PM,' Says Shiv Sena Leader "A meeting was held with Amit Shah, which Ajit (Pawar) and Devendra (Fadnavis) attended yesterday. Eknath Shinde has put up his demands respectfully which Amit Shah will take up with PM Modi," says Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant.
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: 'Shinde Put Up His Demands Which Shah Will Take Up With PM,' Says Shiv Sena Leader A meeting was held with Amit Shah, which Ajit (Pawar) and Devendra (Fadnavis) attended yesterday. Eknath Shinde has put up his demands respectfully which Amit Shah will take up with PM Modi," says Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant.
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: 'This Will Be Quickest Oath Ceremony Of Maha Govt In 20 Yrs,' Says BJP Leader Sudhir Mungantiwar On government formation and CM face, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said: "The Chief Minister will be from Mahayuti and Maharashtra...The Chief Minister will take Maharashtra forward and fulfil the resolve of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj...This will be the quickest oath-taking ceremony of the Maharashtra government in 20 years..."
On Mahayuti leaders meeting with Union HM Amit Shah in Delhi, he said, "Before the oath-taking ceremony of the new government, a discussion takes place in which talks towards finding a solution takes place"
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: Fadnavis Shares Photo From Meeting With Amit Shah, Nadda In Delhi BJP Leader Devendra Fadnavis shared a picture of Thursday's meeting of the Mahayuti leaders with Amit Shah at the latter's residence. In a post on X, he wrote: "Congratulated and felicitated our BJP National President JP Nadda ji for the historic unprecedented success of BJP in Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Election 2024.
Eknath Shinde ji too was present on this occasion in New Delhi."
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: Congress Leader Nana Patole Questions Assembly Polls' Voter Turnout Data Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole raised doubts over the voter turnout data provided by the Election Commission of India.
"Election Commission, at 5 pm (20th November) when they showed the voting percentage, it was 58%, at 11:59 pm, the number was 65.2%, so the question is there would have long queues...where were those long queues, we have sought such videos from Election Commission," he said.
"Next day 3 pm, they tweeted that 66.5% voting took place, which means by next day they increased the voting percentage by 1.3%...we want to ask Election Commission, where did this voting happen?" Patole added.
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: Shinde Sena Leader Says 'BJP Will Appoint Legislative Party Leader In 2 Days' Shiv Sena Leader Uday Samant stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party will appoint its legislative party leader in two days and everyone will get a clear picture soon, News 18 reported.
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Maharashtra CM Live: Shiv Sena Leader Says Shinde 'Isn't Upset' After He Leaves For Satara As Maharashtra’s caretaker CM Eknath Shinde left for his native village in Satara after Mahayuti's Mumbai meeting was cancelled, Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant clarified that Shinde was not upset over anything.
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Maharashtra Govt Formation LIVE: 'Either Mahayuti Leaders Will Sit In Maharashtra Or From Delhi,' Says Shiv Sena's Desai Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai said: " We have put forward the opinions of Shiv Sena leaders in front of the senior leaders of Mahayuti including Amit Shah. Either Mahayuti leaders will sit in Maharashtra or from Delhi, senior leaders of Mahayuti in Delhi will find a solution...in the meeting, discussion took place regarding election victory, how the govt should be formed, who will play what role...in 1-2 days, final solution will come out..."
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Maharashtra CM Live: 'Shinde Not Interested In CM's Chair, We Stand Behind Mahayuti,' Says Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske said: "CM Eknath Shinde expressed in a press conference two days ago that we are not interested in the CM's chair. Whatever decision the leaders of Mahayuti take, we stand behind them. We are not Uddhav Thackeray, we will not leave the alliance for the chair... Yesterday a meeting was held at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in which only the development, prosperity and happiness of Maharashtra was discussed and the way the central government has stood behind the development of the Maharashtra government till now, it should stand behind it in the same way in the future as well. This request was made to Home Minister Amit Shah on behalf of the people of Maharashtra..."
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Maharashtra Govt Formation Live: Mahayuti's Mumbai Meeting Cancelled, Shinde Heads To Satara The meeting of the Mahayuti alliance that was scheduled to take place today in Mumbai has been cancelled, reports Hindustan Times. All appointments made by CM Eknath Shinde were cancelled today, said Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayanade.