ANI reports that Devendra Fadnavis was seen departing CM Eknath Shinde’s residence late Thursday night after the meeting.

Earlier in the day, addressing recent reports of discontent among Shiv Sena MLAs regarding NCP leader Ajit Pawar’s joining the Shinde-Fadnavis government, CM Shinde made it clear that his government has emerged stronger and that he has no intention of resigning, labeling all such reports as ‘rumours’.

CM Eknath Shinde told ANI, “It is all just rumors.”

Regarding the schism within the NCP, Shinde stated that the party should reflect on all internal happenings. “They (NCP) should reflect on the current state of their party. “They need to investigate their party, because their own house is now broken,” he said. “Yesterday, I also held a meeting with our MPs and MLAs, and our government is getting stronger by the day,” Eknath Shinde told ANI.

“Now that our administration is composed of three parties, we have more than 200 legislators. No leader is dissatisfied, and everyone has faith in us. Our government continues to gain strength. We have the backing of PM Modi and Amit Shah,” the Chief Minister of Maharashtra told ANI. Shinde also presided over a meeting of Shiv Sena MLAs at his official Mumbai residence.

Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut stated that Chief Minister Shinde could be replaced in the coming days in light of Ajit Pawar and eight other NCP MLAs joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration in the state. Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the state president of the BJP, dismissed rumors that the state will get a new chief minister in the coming days, stating that the opposition parties are deliberately sowing confusion and that Shinde will remain chief minister.

“All of our senior leaders, including Devendra Fadnavis, have stated that Eknath Shinde will continue to serve as chief minister. He is performing admirably for the state. “The opposition parties sow confusion,” said Bawankule.

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Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra along with eight senior MLAs and took the oath of office as the state’s deputy chief minister for the fifth time on Sunday.

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This comes after media reports claimed Munde had met with Rahul and Sonia Gandhi and would shortly join the Congress. When queried about this, the president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, Nana Patole, stated that she is welcome to join his party if she so chooses.

A few days ago, it was reported that I had met Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi twice and that I would be leaving BJP and joining Congress. These press reports are entirely false. I guarantee that I have never discussed joining a political party with any party leader. I have never met either Rahul Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi…I intend to file a defamation suit against the channel…,” declared Pankaja Munde, national secretary of the BJP.

The report comes at a time when Maharashtra is experiencing one of its greatest political spectacles since Ajit Pawar led an NCP faction to join the coalition government of CM Eknath Shinde and the BJP.

According to Ajit Pawar’s faction, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) working committee meeting convened by Sharad Pawar on Thursday in Delhi has no legal standing, as reported by the PTI. Sharad Pawar has convened a meeting of the National Executive/National Working Committee/National Office Bearers/State Party Presidents of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today in New Delhi, according to media reports, according to a statement released on behalf of Ajit Pawar.

“Ajit Pawar was elected as the National President of the NCP on June 30, 2023, with the overwhelming support of the majority of elected representatives of the NCP as well as the members working in different organizational posts,” the statement read.

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According to the rebel faction’s statement, Ajit Pawar has filed a petition with the Election Commission claiming that he represents the true NCP and requesting that the party’s name and symbol be granted to him.

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