Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday described his discussions with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J P Nadda on government formation in the state as "good and positive." Speaking to reporters before departing for Mumbai, Shinde stated that further deliberations would be held in Mumbai to finalise the decision on the chief ministership of the state.

Shinde, who leads the Shiv Sena faction in the Mahayuti alliance, attended the late-night meeting on Thursday alongside Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar. The discussions focused on ironing out the power-sharing arrangements for the next government in Maharashtra, following the alliance’s landslide victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections.