Caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief leader Eknath Shinde was discharged from the hospital after a check-up by a team of doctors on Tuesday.

The swearing-in ceremony will take place on December 5 at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, as declared by the BJP leaders.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Sunday claimed that Devendra Fadnavis’ name has been finalised for Maharashtra Chief Minister’s post, despite growing suspense.

Caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that he would fully support the decision taken by PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah with regard to the chief minister's name.

Devendra Fadnavis has been approved as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, with a legislature party meeting scheduled soon.

As the dust settles on Maharashtra's Assembly elections, the suspense thickens around the next Chief Minister. With the BJP's dominance and ongoing negotiations, will Eknath Shinde reclaim his position or will Devendra Fadnavis take the reins?

BJP has called for its Legislature Party meeting on November 4, which is expected to end the suspense over the new CM.

The suspense over who will be Maharashtra’s new CM will end on December 4, when the state BJP legislature party elects its new leader, a BJP leader said.