Mahayuti allies to meet Shah tomorrow to decide on CM, Shinde says will go by BJP’s decision

Suspense over the chief ministerial face of the BJP-led NDA alliance that registered a landslide win in Maharashtra is expected to end on Thursday when all three Mahayuti partners will meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the issue and take a final call.

Ahead of that crucial meeting in New Delhi tomorrow, caretaker chief minister of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde spoke to the media and said he had phoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah and told them that his party will go by what they decide about the CM.

“I told both PM and Amit Shah that I will not serve as an obstruction in the path of government formation and that the Shiv Sena will accept whatever decision the top BJP leadership takes,” Shinde said in Mumbai today.

He, however, made it clear that the final decision on the Chief Minister-ship will be taken once “Mahayuti allies meet Amit Shah tomorrow and hold detailed discussions before a final call is taken on the matter.”

Shinde also called himself a people’s Chief Minister today and said he worked for common citizens of Maharashtra.

Shinde said pro-people schemes like Ladki Behna and Ladki Bhai helped Mahayuti win elections.

“We tried to bring change in the lives of common people. I am the son of a farmer and I know what poverty is. I had decided that when our government comes, it will bring change in the lives of common people. The Ladki Behen scheme we started benefitted 2.5 crore women. Opposition objected to it and moved the court also but we inspired the trust of people. That is why we got this huge mandate,” said Shinde thanking PM Modi for his support.