Maharashtra Government Formation: CM’s Son Refuses to Run for Deputy Post, Fadnavis Dials Eknath Shinde Again — Updates

In order to pick the leader of the Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) designated former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as central observers on Monday. “The BJP Parliamentary Board has appointed Shri Vijay Rupani, former Chief Minister of Gujarat and Punjab in-charge, and Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman as central observers for the election of the leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Maharashtra,” the BJP Parliamentary Board announced in a press statement. According to news agency ANI, the BJP Legislature Party meeting is set for December 4 in Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan at 10 a.m. By Tuesday night, party observers should arrive in Mumbai to supervise Devendra Fadnavis calls Eknath Shinde to ask on his health in the Maharashtra government formation The uncertainty was increased when Maharashtra’s interim chief minister, Eknath Shinde, arrived back in Mumbai on Monday morning after recuperating from a high fever in Satara. However, he canceled all appointments in accordance with the doctors’ advise to take it easy. According to News18, Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, called to ask about Shinde’s health. This follows after Devendra Fadnavis, the BJP’s leading candidate for the position of Maharashtra Chief Minister, called Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena on Sunday to inquire after his health while he was in his Satara hometown. Maharashtra Government Formation: Son of Eknath Shinde Refuses to Run for Deputy Chief Minister Position In a similar incident, Shrikant Shinde, the son of Shiv Sena MP and interim chief minister Eknath Shinde, denied rumors that he will be appointed deputy chief minister in the incoming administration. Shinde denied the allegations in a post on X (previously Twitter), writing, “The Mahayuti government’s swearing-in ceremony has been slightly delayed, which has led to the flourishing of discussions and rumors.” These rumors gained more traction when Hon. Shri Eknath Shinde, the caretaker chief minister, took a two-day leave of absence at his hometown for medical reasons. There have been rumors going around for the last two days that I will be appointed Deputy Chief Minister. In actuality, this is untrue, and all reports regarding my becoming the