Caretaker Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has stated that the Shiv Sena will support the BJP's decision on selecting the next Chief Minister of the state. Shinde’s remarks come as suspense continues over the Mahayuti alliance’s choice for the top post following their victory in the recent assembly elections.

Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that Shiv Sena will fully support BJP's decision to name the next Maharashtra CM and that “there was no speed breaker from our side.” Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Shinde thanked the people and voters of the state for the landslide victory in Assembly polls.

Mumbai: Caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the Shiv Sena party will fully support BJP's decision to name the next Maharashtra CM, there is no speed breaker from our side.

In Bihar, the NDA is in power with JD (U) leader Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister, even though the BJP holds more seats in the state Assembly. Addressing speculation about adopting a similar model in Maharashtra, BJP spokesperson Prem Shukla rejected the idea, citing the party's robust organisational structure and leadership.

The Shiv Sena on Tuesday gave an interesting tweak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election slogan "Ek hain to safe hain" as it continued.

Even though the BJP has not yet opened its cards with regard to the Chief Minister’s post in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena on Tuesday took aggressive postures, saying that it has conveyed to the Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis that party chief leader Eknath Shinde should continue as the Chief

Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti coalition, led by Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde, secured a decisive win with 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly polls. Shiv Sena's Deepak Kesarkar confirmed party support for Shinde's continuation as Chief Minister,

Shiv Sena spokesperson said that Eknath Shinde should continue as the Chief Minister just like in Bihar where BJP did not look at the numbers, but still made JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar the Chief Minister.