Fadnavis meets Shinde ahead of swearing-in ceremony

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday evening met Maharashtras caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence Varsha in south Mumbai two days ahead of the swearingin of the new Mahayuti government reported the PTIThe visit came in hours after Eknath Shinde returned from a private hospital after health checkup on TuesdayAccording to the PTI it was the first facetoface meeting between the two leaders after the duo along with NCP chief Ajit Pawar met the top BJP leadership in Delhi last weekDevendra Fadnavis seen as the frontrunner for the top post in the new Mahayuti government comprising of the BJP Shindeled Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawarled NCP government met Eknath Shinde at the latters official residence VarshaEknath Shinde who had been staying at his private residence in Thane for the last few days visited the hospital in the morning I came for a checkup My health is in good condition he told reporters while leaving the hospital for VarshaPreparations for the oathtaking ceremony scheduled to be held at Azad Maidan on the evening of December 5 are in full swing Prime Minister Narendra Modi about 2000 VVIPs and some 40000 supporters will attend the eventOn the meeting between Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis Shiv Sena leader Bharatshet Gogawale said Devendra Fadnavis had come to meet him Eknath Shinde to inquire about his ill health the ANI reportedOn being asked if Eknath Shinde will take oath during gvot formation he says After a decision is taken Eknath Shinde will take the oathWATCH On the meeting between caretaker CM of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis Shiv Sena leader Bharatshet Gogawale says Devendra Fadnavis had come to meet him Eknath Shinde to inquire about his ill healthOn being asked if Eknath Shinde will take oathhellip pictwittercomejo8JxFlw7mdash ANI ANI December 3 2024Earlier Eknath Shindes decision to head to his village in Satara district last Friday had sparked speculation that he was unhappy over the way the new government was shaping upFollowing the BJPled Mahayutis landslide victory in the November 20 elections the new Maharashtra government will be sworn in on ThursdayThe legislature party of the state BJP will meet at Vidhan Bhawan on Wednesday morning to elect its leaderHowever there were indications that the distribution of portfolios among the three allies might not be a smooth process Sena leaders on Monday said that as per the convention of alliance politics their party should get the home portfolio if the CM post went to the BJPwith PTI inputs