Maharashtra CM Highlights: BJP to declare CM choice after key December 4 meeting, oath on December 5

Maharashtra CM LIVE Updates: I think Maharashtra will get BJP chief minister, says party central observer Vijay Rupani

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who is one of the two main observers for the BJP in the party’s Maharashtra parliamentary session, said on Monday that he believed the neighboring state would choose a ‘BJP CM » and that attempts would be made to elect a leader unanimously.

Rupani and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were made central observers of the BJP legislature party meeting in Mumbai earlier in the day, where MPs would choose their leader. The BJP is the dominant Mahayuti of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra CM LIVE Updates: Casting doubt on EVMs, Solapur villagers say they will conduct ‘repoll’ with ballot papers

Residents of a village in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Monday said they were planning a “re-poll” using ballot papers as the results of the recently concluded assembly elections were “doubtful” due to of the presence of EVM.

They claimed that the winner of Malshiras Assembly seat, NCP (SP)’s Uttam Jankar, secured over 80 per cent votes in Markarwadi village against his BJP opponent and sitting MLA Ram Satupte.

However, according to EVM voting, Jankar got 1,003 votes while Satpute was close behind with 843.

Maharashtra CM LIVE Updates: Ajit Pawar arrives in Delhi

Former Deputy CM and Maharashtra NCP chief Ajit Pawar arrives in Delhi for the meeting with top leaders.

Maha BJP chief inspects preparations ahead of oath-taking ceremony in Mumbai

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule inspected the preparations ahead of the Maharashtra CM’s inauguration ceremony at Azad Maidan.

Maharashtra CM LIVE Updates: Devendra Fadnavis seen as frontrunner for chief post

Devendra Fadnavis, a two-time former chief minister, is widely seen as the frontrunner for the top job. The meeting will take place on Wednesday morning at Vidhan Bhawan, a party official said.

In the legislative elections of November 20, the results of which were announced three days later, the Mahayuti won 230 of the 288 seats in the Assembly. The BJP was leading in 132 seats, while the Shiv Sena got 57 and the NCP 41.

Inconsistencies in postal ballots, EVM results in Maharashtra, says Shiv Sena MP (UBT)

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Varun Sardesai on Monday claimed that postal voting trends and EVM results of Maharashtra assembly polls appeared inconsistent, raising doubts over the integrity of the EVM system .

Sardesai, who defeated NCP’s Zeeshan Siddique to win the Vandre East Assembly seat in the first poll, also claimed a suspicious increase in voter turnout during the last two hours of polling and demanded a response from the Electoral Commission.

Maharashtra CM LIVE Updates: BJP legislature party meeting to be held at 10 am on December 4

BJP Legislative Party meeting to be held on December 4 at 10 am at Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan: BJP Maharashtra

Maharashtra CM LIVE Updates: BJP to declare CM choice after key meeting tomorrow, oath on December 5

After the BJP elects its legislative party leader, the name of the Maharashtra chief minister will be revealed on Wednesday, a day before the Mahayuti government’s inauguration ceremony, a senior official said on Monday.

The BJP on Monday appointed former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as central observers for its party’s meeting at the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday, where the deputies will choose their leader.

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: NCP chief Ajit Pawar visits Delhi

NCP chief Ajit Pawar visited Delhi to meet senior BJP leaders on government formation.

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: BJP legislature party chief to be elected on December 4

The BJP legislative party leader will be elected on December 4 after a meeting of all BJP MLAs.

It is likely that Devendra Fadnavis would be unanimously elected as the next CM of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: Vijay Rupani to reach Mumbai tomorrow

Vijay Rupani will arrive in Mumbai tomorrow, while Nirmala Sitharaman will arrive on Wednesday.

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: We are going there as observers of the process, says Vijay Rupani

BJP leader Vijay Rupani, on selecting him and Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as observers for Maharashtra, told ANI, “The party has informed about sending both of us to Maharashtra as observers we are going as observers for the party chief selection process in Maharashtra. Maharashtra. The central office will say when the parliamentary meeting of the party will take place there, we will go there and meet everyone, then whatever happens we will tell the high command and then the leader will be elected

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: When is the new government’s swearing-in ceremony?

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the swearing-in ceremony of the new Mahayuti government would take place on December 5 evening at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai.

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: BJP appoints central observers for legislature party meeting

The BJP on Monday announced that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will be the central observers at the Maharashtra legislature party meeting.

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: Fadnavis calls Shinde after canceling appointments on doctor’s advice

Soon after Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde canceled all his appointments and meetings on Monday following doctors’ advice, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis called him to check on his health, reports said. sources. News18.

Maharashtra CM Live Updates: Shinde cancels all appointments, meetings after doctor’s advice to rest

Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday canceled all his appointments and meetings after doctors advised him to take rest. This comes after he was scheduled to hold meetings with Mahayuti leaders today.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: Shrikant Shinde clarifies ‘no truth in it’ on deputy CM post

Shrikant Shinde, Shiv Sena leader and son of caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Monday denied reports that he would be the next deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.

“There is no truth in this and all the news regarding my post as deputy chief minister is baseless,” he clarified in a message on X.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: Home ministry a sticking point as Shinde negotiates hard on power formula

Among Shinde’s demands, his insistence on getting the Home Ministry gained attention, given his long-standing interest in that portfolio.

The Ministry of Interior is considered a vital department, overseeing the police force and playing a vital role in managing law and order in the state. Shinde’s affinity for ministry has been well known in Shiv Sena circles for years.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: Eknath Shinde likely to be made deputy CM, says BJP source

Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde is likely to be made deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, a top BJP source said. News18 Monday. The source said the BJP would appoint a central observer for Maharashtra by this evening, and added that the party’s legislative meeting is likely to take place on December 4.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: Shinde reiterates ‘no difference’ in Mahayuti after returning from village

On Sunday, outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on his return to Thane from his native village, reiterated that the BJP will decide the new CM. He assured his full support and ruled out any differences between the Mahayuti allies regarding the formation of the government.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: ‘Would have won 90-100 seats if Ajit Pawar was not an ally,’ says Shinde MP

Shiv Sena MP Gulabrao Patil on Sunday said the Eknath Shinde-led party would have won 90-100 seats in the assembly elections if Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party had not been part of the Mahayuti. “We were only running for 85 seats. Without Ajitdada, we could have won 90-100 seats. Shinde never asked why the Ajit Pawar-led NCP was inducted into his government,” Patil said.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: Why BJP cadre supports Devendra Fadnavis as CM

At 54, Fadnavis is also a young leader with the full support of the RSS, making him the clear favorite. Senior BJP leaders who were last year denied the chance to be chief ministers – like Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje and Raman Singh – had all been CMs of their respective states at various times.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: Meetings to resume on CM choice as Shinde returns after break

Maharashtra caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde had on Friday made a two-day trip to Dare in Satara, canceling the planned meeting with Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. Speculation was rife that he was unhappy with the way the new state government was being formed and unhappy with the Home Ministry’s reported pushback against Shiv Sena.