If Eknath Shinde does not take oath…: the Sena MP’s big remark

Shiv Sena chief Uday Samant on Thursday said no party MLA would accept any responsibility in the new Maharashtra government if Eknath Shinde does not take oath as deputy chief minister.

IMAGE: Maharashtra Acting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar at a press conference in Mumbai on December 4, 2024. Photography: ANI Photo

Speaking to reporters hours before the inauguration ceremony, Samant also said that no Shiv Sena MP had plans to become deputy CM and the post should be held only by Shinde.

Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, who served as chief minister in the outgoing government, indicated that he was reluctant to join the new government as deputy CM.

BJP legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the new chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening in a grand ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Fadnavis would take oath along with two deputy chief ministers, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar told reporters earlier in the day.

“If Eknath Shinde does not accept the post of deputy CM, no Shiv Sena MP will accept any responsibility in the government,” Samant said.

“We have made it very clear to Shinde that he should become deputy chief minister in the new government,” the Shiv Sena leader said.

Samant said he was confident that Shinde would agree to their request.