Political stir continues in Maharashtra. Last night at 12:00, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar reached CM Eknath Shinde’s bungalow Varsha and the conversation between the two leaders went on for about one and a half hours. On the other hand, Devendra Fadnavis reached the Chief Minister’s residence Varsha at around 11:15 pm. He was seen leaving from there at 2 pm, half an hour after Ajit Pawar’s departure.
According to media reports, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and both the deputy CMs want to resolve the division of departments as soon as possible. This is the reason why they are churning about the matter even at night and holding secret meetings. For the first time it has been seen that the CM and both the deputy CMs appeared together in such a meeting.
The three leaders brainstormed on cabinet expansion
There was a late night meeting between the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and the two deputy CMs. However, the information about what transpired in this meeting has not come out. But it is being speculated that all the three leaders would have brainstormed on department distribution and cabinet expansion. Let us discuss here that for the last three-four days, this news was continuously coming out that the Chief Minister and both the Deputy Chief Ministers are going to sit together and have a meeting. Earlier, the meeting of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had taken place, but Ajit Pawar was not seen in this meeting.
It’s been more than 10 days since the oath was taken
Ajit Pawar and other 8 NCP MLAs took oath as ministers recently. More than ten days have passed since the oath, but the distribution of portfolios has not been done yet. Various discussions are going on regarding this. Sources say that the Shinde faction is fuming.