Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that party chief Uddhav Thackeray had planned to make Eknath Shinde the chief minister of Maharashtra after the 2019 polls, but first the BJP and later MVA allies stood in the way, reported the PTI.

"The BJP did not fulfill the promise of sharing the CM's post with the Shiv Sena, that was why Eknath Shinde lost the chance to head the government," he told reporters.