Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat said the new Chief Minister for Maharashtra will be announced by Friday midnight. Caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will make a big decision within 24 hours. Eknath Shinde is more focused on Maharashtra politics.

The Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP, is yet to finalise its government formation even a week after the assembly election results were declared. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat revealed that discussions on the Chief Minister’s post are underway,

After meeting with Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda, Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde described the meeting as "good and positive." He added that another meeting would be held,

The suspense over the next chief minister of Maharashtra continues even after all three major leaders of the Mahayuti alliance met Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday evening. In the latest development,

Amid continued suspense regarding the Mahayuti alliance's chief minister's pick, Maharashtra caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde called the first post-election meeting with Union minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda,

Shinde resigned as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Tuesday, days after Mahayuti's historic victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections. The term of the current assembly ended on November 26. The announcement of Maharashtra's next Chief Minister has been delayed after the Mahayuti alliance emerged victorious in the state assembly elections.

Eknath Shinde might not become deputy CM. He was the chief minister in the previous government. Shinde's aide said the position is not suitable for him. He will, however, join the cabinet. Shinde's Shiv Sena will choose another leader for the deputy CM role.

Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has returned to Mumbai and is heading to his native village in Satara amidst ongoing suspense about his successor. Internal discussions within the Shiv Sena reveal differing opinions on Shinde accepting a deputy CM role.

Shrikant Shinde, son of Eknath Shinde, said his father was setting an example of following the "alliance dharma" by setting aside personal ambition.

Eknath Shinde, who served as chief minister in the outgoing Maharashtra government, is unlikely to accept the post of deputy CM in the new dispensation, his close aide Sanjay Shirsat said on Thursday.