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Within the ruling Mahayuticonsisting of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)the names doing the rounds include Shinde, the sitting CM, and his two deputies: Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP, a former CM himself, and Ajit Pawar, who has never made any secret of his aspirations for the top post...
The fissures over the CM face are reminiscent of the tussle in 2019, when the undivided Shiv Sena fought the elections alongside the BJP but the 25-year-old alliance fell apart over the chief ministers post..
Although party patriarch Sharad Pawar had previously said that the CM face would be declared after the elections, on Wednesday, he hinted that he was pushing for Jayant Patilthe partys Maharashtra presidentto lead the state...
Congress leaders argue against declaring anyone as the MVAs chief ministerial candidate now, while pushing for an understanding that the party that wins the greatest number of seats should get the post...
However, the unexpected setback in the Haryana assembly elections has taken some of the wind out of the Congresss sails, and its allies have started flexing their muscles over seat sharing and the CMs post again, with the Sena (UBT) reiterating its demand that the alliance declare a candidate...
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