Eknath Shinde
Mumbai: A big news has come out regarding Maharashtra quoting sources. Eknath Shinde can become the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He can keep the Ministry of Urban Development or PWD with himself. In his party quota, Shinde will demand big ministries like Revenue, Agriculture, Health, Rural Development, Industry, Social Justice. Also, in today’s meeting, they can demand the post of a cabinet and a minister of state at the centre. Whenever the Union Cabinet is expanded, Shrikant Shinde can be given a place in the Union Cabinet. Shinde can also make any other Shiv Sena leader a minister.
What is the opinion of people close to Shinde?
People close to Shinde are of the opinion that if he takes the post of Deputy Chief Minister and a heavy weight portfolio for his party, it will be beneficial in strengthening the party in Maharashtra. In Maharashtra, elections will be held in two dozen municipal corporations like Mumbai, New Mumbai, Panvel, Thane, Pune, Aurangabad, Solapur, Kolhapur in the initial months of 2025, which will be beneficial in that.
With Shinde being in the government, he will have control over his party’s ministers and MLAs. Also, Shinde will always be available to talk to powerful leaders like Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar for the interests of his party and will be able to get justice for his party with rights.
Shinde can do the work of providing proper funds to his MLAs as soon as he is in the government. This will give weight to his words, which will not be possible from other leaders. Shiv Sena can have control over the government only with Shinde in the government, not without him.
What is the strategy of Ajit Pawar group?
Talking about Ajit Pawar group, Ajit Pawar will try his best to keep the Finance Ministry along with the Deputy Chief Minister. However, BJP will do complete bargaining regarding the finance department. BJP wants to keep an important department like finance with itself, which Ajit Pawar would not like to leave.
Ajit Pawar will emphasize that the big ministries he had in the Shinde government like Agriculture, Food Supply, FDA, Women and Child Welfare, Medical Education should remain with his party.
Which ministries can BJP keep?
BJP wants to keep ministries like Home Department, Skill Development, Urban Development, Finance Department, General Administration, Energy, Irrigation in its quota. Tomorrow Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar will leave for Delhi in the afternoon. Will hold a meeting with Amit Shah late in the evening and discuss government formation and portfolio. The picture of who will have what share in the government can become clear by late tomorrow night.
On which formula is discussion possible?
One ministerial post for six MLAs, this formula can be discussed in today’s meeting. Leaders of all three parties would like their party to get more ministerial posts. According to sources, BJP may get around 21/22 ministerial posts, Shinde Shiv Sena may get 10/12 ministerial posts, Ajit NCP may get 8/9 ministerial posts. In Maharashtra, the number of Council of Ministers including the Chief Minister should not exceed 43.
