BJP picks Nirmala Sitharaman, Vijay Rupani as central observers for Maharashtra

The Bharatiya Janata Party BJP has appointed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as the partys Central Observers for Maharashtra ANI reportedThe Maharashtra Legislative Partys meeting will be where the MLAs will elect their leader who is expected to become the states next chief minister PTI reportedThe legislature party meeting is likely to be held on December 4 in Mumbai PTI sources saidFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani to be BJPs central observers for its legislature party meeting to elect their leader in Maharashtra pictwittercomfZRvUCOpaAmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News December 2 2024Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said that the oathtaking ceremony of the new Mahayuti government is scheduled to takle place on December 5 evening at the Azad Maidan in south MumbaiDespite the Mahayuti alliances landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections more than a week has gone and the alliance has yet to name a new Chief MinisterThough the party has made no official announcement former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is being seen as the frontrunner for the key position PTI reportedOn Sunday Caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde stated that the decision rested with the BJP and has assured full support to the chosen candidate ANI reportedMeanwhile Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan Shrikant Shinde on Monday denied the rumours of him becoming the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and said that he is not seeking any ministerial position in the stateAfter elections results formation of government is delayed a little and that is why so many rumours are floating around and one is that I am going to be the deputy chief minister in the new government I want to tell everyone that this is completely baseless and false there is no fact in this I had already a chance to become a minister in the Union Cabinet after Lok Sabha elections but I chose to work for my party organisation and it is still like that I have no desire for a position in power Shrikant Shinde posted on X formerly Twitter hellipmdash Dr Shrikant Lata Eknath Shinde DrSEShinde December 2 2024The results of the Maharashtra Elections 2024 were announced on November 23 This election the Mahayuti won 230 out of the 288 assembly seats in the state However the allaince is yet to announce its Chief Ministerial candidate ANI reportedThe BJP won 132 seats while its allies Shiv Sena won 57 and NCPAjit Pawar won 41 seatsThe Maha Vikas Agahdi MVA saw a major setback The Shiv Sena UBT won 20 seats Congress 16 and Sharad Pawarled NCP secured 10 seatsWith ANI and PTI inputs