Amit Shah’s assistance in the Maharashtra Assembly elections appreciated by the Fadnavis.
News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 29th November 2024
On Friday, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his assistance in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Fadnavis gave Shah credit for encouraging and motivating the party workers throughout the polls in a post on X.
“Expressed my gratitude to Union Minister Amitbhai Shah, for his huge support on the battlefield during the important Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections 2024 and for the way he greatly inspired and motivated the karykartas. On this occasion, our BJP National President JP Nadda ji, Eknath Shinde ji, Ajitdada Pawar, #MahaYuti leaders, and colleagues were present too, in New Delhi,” the BJP leader posted on X.
On Thursday, Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda met with Maharashtra interim chief minister Eknath Shinde, Fadnavis, NCP President Ajit Pawar, and other Mahayuti politicians in Delhi. Eknath Shinde reported that the meeting with Shah and Nadda was “good and positive” and that a decision regarding the Chief Minister’s successor will likely be made at a subsequent meeting.
“The meeting was good and positive. This was the first meeting. We had a discussion with Amit Shah and JP Nadda…There will be another meeting of the Mahayuti. In this meeting, a decision will be taken about who will be the Chief Minister. The meeting will be held in Mumbai,” he said.
Earlier, Fadnavis asserted that the Mahayuti alliance had no internal differences and that a decision on the Chief Minister would be made soon after consulting the leaders.
Speaking to the media, Fadnavis said, “In our Mahayuti alliance, there has never been a difference of opinion. We have always made decisions collectively. Before the elections, we announced that the decision regarding the Chief Minister’s post would be taken collectively after the results. A few people had doubts, but Eknath Shinde ji has clarified those today. We will soon meet our leaders and finalise the decision.”
Although the results of the Maharashtra Assembly election were announced on November 23, the dominant Mahayuti alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, has not yet decided on a chief minister. In the 280-member Maharashtra Assembly, the BJP gained 132 seats, making it the largest party. Its partners, the NCP under Ajit Pawar and the Shiv Sena under Eknath Shinde, won 41 and 57 seats, respectively.
