Maharashtra state cgief minister Eknath Shinde has issued a strong statement regarding his position amid rumours that he may resign as chief minister of Maharashtra, asserting that he has the support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah. I have power of PM Modi and Amit Shah behind me, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said in a statement.
Shinde on Ajit Pawar joining hands with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state said Ajit Pawar has expressed confidence in PM Modi. He has accepted that there is development in the state and he has also shared our thoughts on having a double-engine govt in the state.
It is all rumours They (NCP)should introspect on what is happening in their party, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde as he rubbishes his resignation rumours and also speaks on the split in NCP. Our government has become even stronger with the joining of Ajit Pawar. Opposition spreading rumours about unrest among Shiv Sena MLAs, said Eknath Shinde.
In a surprise move on July 2nd NCP leader Ajit Pawar who was also the Maharashtra Leader of Opposition joined the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra and took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister. The move by NCP chief Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar, which also saw eight other NCP MLAs joining the Shinde-Fadnavis government, came amid efforts by opposition parties to forge unity to take on the BJP in the next year's Lok Sabha polls.