The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday appointed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as central observers for the selection of the Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party leader.

The oath taking ceremony of the new CM is being delayed as reports of rift between the BJP and its alliance partners were rife. With Eknath Shinde leaving for his native village in Satara district on Friday after meeting BJP’s top brass in Delhi,

Amid the ongoing Maharashtra CM and Cabinet suspense, Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde has dismissed the speculations about him becoming the Maha Deputy CM.

Earlier on Sunday, acting CM Shinde said that he is not upset and extended his unconditional support to the BJP. He said that the name of the new chief minister would be announced on Tuesday.

Caretaker Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde has released a statement amid speculations around him becoming Deputy CM of Maharashtra.

His post on X (formerly Twitter) comes amid speculations of him being in contention for the post of Deputy CM in Maharashtra.

However, he reiterated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah would decide on who will head the state government.

Maharashtra’s caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the BJP will decide the state’s next chief minister, and he will fully support the decision, while asserting that there were no differences among the Mahayuti alliance partners regarding government formation.

The announcement will be made ahead of the oath ceremony.” The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) on Sunday named MLA Jitendra Awhad as its group leader in the Maharashtra legislative assembly.