New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknathi Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra fadnavis He arrived in the national capital on Friday night to discuss the power-sharing formula with top BJP leaders as the state cabinet is yet to be expanded nine days after the two leaders were sworn in.
Both the leaders reached the national capital together and met Home Minister Amit Shah. They are likely to have discussed the government’s expansion strategy.
The two leaders are visiting the national capital for the first time after taking oath on June 29. During his two-day visit, he is likely to meet PM Modi and other senior leaders including Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President JP. Nadda.
Later, Shah tweeted pictures of both the leaders saying, ‘Under PM Modi’s guidance, I am sure Eknath Shinde And Devendra Fadnavis Will take Maharashtra to new heights of development by serving the people of the state.
Over 40 Shiv Sena MLAs have supported Shinde’s rebellion against party chief Uddhav Thackeray and he will rely on those numbers because Supreme court Take up the matter on Monday.
However, Shinde will be under pressure to accommodate more and more MPs, who accompanied him to Goa and have been supporting him since then.
The BJP, on the other hand, has already made a major sacrifice of “gifting” the chief minister’s chair to Shinde and is likely to strike a strong bargain for key portfolios, including a key one for Fadnavis himself.
Sources said the meeting with the BJP high command in Delhi was to finalize the division of ministries between the two parties.
Both the leaders reached the national capital together and met Home Minister Amit Shah. They are likely to have discussed the government’s expansion strategy.
The two leaders are visiting the national capital for the first time after taking oath on June 29. During his two-day visit, he is likely to meet PM Modi and other senior leaders including Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP President JP. Nadda.
Later, Shah tweeted pictures of both the leaders saying, ‘Under PM Modi’s guidance, I am sure Eknath Shinde And Devendra Fadnavis Will take Maharashtra to new heights of development by serving the people of the state.
Over 40 Shiv Sena MLAs have supported Shinde’s rebellion against party chief Uddhav Thackeray and he will rely on those numbers because Supreme court Take up the matter on Monday.
However, Shinde will be under pressure to accommodate more and more MPs, who accompanied him to Goa and have been supporting him since then.
The BJP, on the other hand, has already made a major sacrifice of “gifting” the chief minister’s chair to Shinde and is likely to strike a strong bargain for key portfolios, including a key one for Fadnavis himself.
Sources said the meeting with the BJP high command in Delhi was to finalize the division of ministries between the two parties.