'No Speed Breaker': Shinde Drops Hints He May Not Continue As Maharashtra CM

Last Updated:November 27, 2024, 16:38 IST

The Shiv Sena leader stated that the BJP high command should have the final say in the matter

Eknath Shinde (PTI file photo)

Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he had spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the Chief Minister’s position and would accept whatever decision is made.

Shinde stressed that there would be no resentment regarding the selection of the Chief Minister. “There is no resentment, there are no speed breakers," he added.

Clarifying his position on the Maharashtra CM post during a press conference in Thane, Shinde revealed that he had spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, assuring them that there would be no issue in forming the new government, either from him or his party.

“I have told the Prime Minister that if there is any problem in forming the government in Maharashtra because of me, then do not bring any doubt in your mind and whatever decision you take, that decision is acceptable to me. You are the head of our family. The way people of BJP accept your decision, we will also accept your decision in the same way," he sated.

‘Shiv Sainiks will support decision’

The Shiv Sena leader also stated that the BJP high command should have the final say in the matter. “Whoever is elected as the CM by Mahayuti, Shiv Sainiks will support him," he noted.

Shinde also expressed his gratitude to the voters of Maharashtra, saying, “I Thank all the voters of Maharashtra for supporting Mahayuti and giving us a landslide victory. It’s unprecedented… Amit Shah and PM Modi have fulfilled the dream of Balasaheb Thackeray to make a common Shiv Sainik, the CM. They have always stood with me."

Shinde’s comments come amid growing speculation over the CM post in Maharashtra after the Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in the recently held state assembly elections.

The ruling Mahayuti coalition, which comprises the BJP, Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar-led NCP, secured a commanding 230 out of 288 seats in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, the results of which were declared on November 23. The BJP won 132 seats on its own, followed by the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena with 57 and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP with 41 seats.

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