Ajit Pawar confirms chief minister post to remain with BJP, two vice CMs to be elected from allies – India TV

As the ongoing power struggle within the Mahayuti continues to raise eyebrows, NCP chief Ajit Pawar said on Saturday (November 30) that the coalition had taken a decision on claiming the post of Maharashtra chief minister, which is expected to go to the BJP, while the two deputy posts will remain with the allied parties.

Maharashtra will have BJP chief minister

Speaking to the media in Pune, where he had gone to meet 95-year-old social activist Dr Baba Adhav, who was protesting against the alleged misuse of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the recently concluded elections in Maharashtra assembly, Pawar said: The coalition has decided to move forward with a strong vision.

“The state will have a chief minister from the BJP and two deputies from the other two Mahayuti parties. Tentatively, the oath-taking ceremony will take place on December 5. We have decided to move forward with a strong vision” , Pawar said. .

Power struggle continues in Maharashtra

It is pertinent to note that despite the landslide victory of Mahayuti (which comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party) in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections, the coalition failed to reach a consensus on a final agreement regarding the portfolio. allocations in the next Maharashtra cabinet.

As the Mahayuti parties continued to stake claim for the chief minister’s post, in a significant turn of events, the Shiv Sena, led by the Shinde faction, today formally demanded the Home Ministry portfolio for the party in the new government. Terming it as Shinde’s demand, the party said there was nothing wrong with the demand. However, official confirmation of the deal from the BJP is still awaited. It is pertinent to note that in the last Maharashtra cabinet, the BJP had kept the Home Ministry for itself, although it had given the post of Chief Minister to Eknath Shinde, who had rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray and had left the party with at least half the votes. its deputies.

Oath-taking ceremony of Mahayuti government in Maharashtra

Meanwhile, while the Mahayuti is yet to make an official announcement regarding the face of the chief minister in the new Maharashtra cabinet, state BJP party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday announced that the Swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet would take place on December 5, 2024, at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

He said the ceremony would be held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 5 p.m. at Azad Maidan, Mumbai.

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