A day after the dust of the Maharashtra political quake hovers in the air, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) got into a war-mode with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP and Chief Spokesperson Sanjay Raut predicting that the state will soon get a new Chief Minister.
Following Raut claim, Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narayan Rane said, Our government will remain strong and Eknath Shinde will be the chief minister till 2024.
On Sunday, Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) senior leader Ajit Pawar joined Eknath Shinde-led government and was sworn-in as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.He will share the post with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis.
The move comes days after Ajit Pawar expressed his desire to step down as Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly. A total of nine NCP leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde, Dilip Walse Patil took oath as ministers along with Ajit Pawar at a ceremony in Raj Bhawan.