Eknath Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Shah and Nadda late Thursday (November 28) to thrash out a power-sharing pact for the next government in Maharashtra after the BJP-led coalition registered a thumping majority in the Assembly elections.

Caretaker CM Eknath Shinde returns to his village amid talks of forming Maharashtra's new cabinet. BJP pushes for Devendra Fadnavis as CM, with Shinde

Amid ongoing suspense over the Maharashtra Chief Minister's post, a key meeting of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance to finalize a power-sharing pact was cancelled on Friday. This meeting was initially planned in Mumbai after a discussion in Delhi on Thursday night between Maharashtra's outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde,

Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis returned to Mumbai on Friday morning after the two and NCP's Ajit Pawar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah over Maharashtra governm

The meeting was to hold a discussion on who will be the next chief minister of Maharashtra – with Devendra Fadnavis expected to be the frontrunner.

Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar met Amit Shah at his residence on Thursday late night in a bid to end the suspense over who would be Maharashtra chief minister after the NDA's thumping win in the assembly polls.

On Tuesday, Eknath Shinde tendered his resignation as chief minister to Governor C P Radhakrishnan. The governor requested Shinde to continue as caretaker chief minister until a new government is formed.

Maharashtra's caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde states that the Mahayuti alliance will decide on the next chief minister in an upcoming meeting in Mumbai. Shinde confirms no issues with the chief minister’s position and agrees with the Prime Minister's decision.