Will Eknath Shinde become Deputy CM or will his son be made CM?
It is now clear that bjp will have the cm in Maharashtra. shiv sena chief and caretaker cm Eknath Shinde announced after two-three days of silence that whoever bjp makes cm will be acceptable to him. After his statement, the period of speculations ended.
I am not angry, I have no desire for the cm post - Eknath Shinde
Eknath Shinde said in a conversation with the media that he is not angry at all. While counting the works done during his tenure, he said that he will continue to work together for the development of the people of Maharashtra. He said that he has no desire for the post of Chief Minister.
Will Eknath Shinde become Deputy CM?
But now the question is whether Eknath Shinde will become Deputy CM? If sources are to be believed, Shinde will be offered the post of Deputy CM. According to sources, if Shinde becomes Deputy cm, then shiv sena will try to ensure that leaders from its quota get important ministries. This includes departments like home Ministry and PWD. The strategy behind Shinde's silence for three days is that shiv sena gets big posts in the government.
Is his son's name also in the race?
The question is whether Shinde will put forward his son Shrikant Shinde's name instead of himself? If sources are to be believed, the possibility of this is very less. Shrikant Shinde is an mp from kalyan seat. After becoming a minister, he will have to take membership of Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Council. For this, by-elections will be necessary. If he leaves kalyan seat, then there will be a lok sabha by-election there too. Then the party will have to work hard to win that seat. Mahavikas Aghadi's performance was good in the lok sabha elections.