Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, NCP chief Ajit Pawar and other Mahayuti leaders met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda in Delhi on Thursday.

Eknath Shinde was flanked by some of his MLAs, including Pratap Sarnaik and Dada Bhuse during a press conference in Thane, where he said he had told PM Modi and Amit Shah to take a final call on next CM.

All eyes are on the state of Maharashtra where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance clinched a landslide victory in the assembly elections and the name of the Maharashtra CM face is now awaited. There are speculations regarding who will become the Maharashtra Chief Minister with the two likely names being Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde and BJP's

NCP chief Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that discussions over government formation will take place in Delhi on Thursday and a final decision will be taken.

Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has pledged his full support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and affirmed his willingness to accept Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision regarding the selection of the next Chief Minister.

Mumbai: As speculations continue on who will be next Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis has said that in Mahayuti, decisions are taken after consulting alliance members. We followed this culture before the elections and will follow after the results too.

Has the stage been set for reversal of roles between BJP's Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde in Maharashtra? Well, caretaker chief minister Shinde on Wednesday dropped enough hints about a change of guard in Mahayuti even though he did not say that in as many words.

The recently announced Maharashtra Assembly Elections results showed the BJP emerging as the largest party with 132 seats. Its allies - the Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, and the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar - managed to win 57 and 41 seats,

Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Wednesday expressed unwavering confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, stating that he will accept any decision made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the chief ministerial post.

The decision on 43 other cabinet berths and portfolio distribution among the three alliance members of Mahayuti (BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP) is yet to be finalised.