Maharashtra: New Delhi: After the big victory of the ruling Mahayuti in the Maharashtra assembly elections, a new government has been formed. Veteran BJP leader and former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has taken oath as the Chief Minister of the state for the third time while Shinde Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP leader Ajit Pawar have been sworn in as Deputy CMs. Eknath Shinde, who was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra till now, has definitely taken oath as Deputy CM, but during the swearing-in ceremony, his face looked sad. Disappointment was clearly visible on his face. He was sitting dejectedly on his chair at some distance from Fadnavis and Pawar.
Seeing Shinde’s expression during the swearing-in ceremony, there was a lot of discussion in political circles about his body language. There was suspense till the last moment regarding his taking oath. Shortly before the swearing-in ceremony, Shinde’s party gave information about his taking oath. Shinde certainly appeared disappointed but his party says that he is not angry.
Shinde agreed to take oath with great difficulty
After the big victory of Mahayuti in Maharashtra, NCP leader Ajit Pawar had already made it clear that he is not in the race for the post of Chief Minister, but Eknath Shinde had kept a lot of hopes. However, during the meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, he realized that BJP was not going to make him the Chief Minister. After this he showed a lot of political tricks. After returning from Delhi he went straight to his village. However, illness was cited as the reason behind this.
Later, even after reaching Mumbai, he showed a lot of political hesitation. After seeing this style of Shinde, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis also reached his residence to meet him.
Experts say that during this meeting, Fadnavis prepared Shinde to take oath as Deputy CM. Shinde also had the example of Fadnavis, who after being the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for five years, had accepted to become the Deputy CM in his government.
face was pale during oath taking
However, on the day of swearing in, there was suspense since morning whether Shinde would take oath as Deputy CM or not. Such reports also came to light that Shinde has put a condition before BJP for taking the Home Ministry. Before taking oath, Shinde discussed with several leaders of his party. During this, party leaders tried to prepare Shinde for taking oath. Ultimately Shinde agreed to take oath as Deputy CM.
Shinde did take oath as Deputy CM in the swearing-in ceremony held today at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, but from his expression it became clear that he was not happy from within. Disappointment was clearly visible on his face.
Maharashtra’s new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar were sitting side by side and had smiles on their faces, while Shinde’s chair was a little far away and his face looked completely sad. Shinde’s body language made it clear that he was internally unhappy with being made the Deputy CM.
Will put pressure on Home Ministry
Shinde’s body language during the swearing-in ceremony has become a topic of discussion in the political circles of Maharashtra. Experts say that Shinde has agreed to take oath as Deputy CM but he is unhappy as to why he is not being given the Home Ministry by the BJP. Experts say that Shinde does not want to let go of the Home Ministry.
In this connection, he will soon meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and stake his claim for the Home Ministry. Although BJP does not seem ready to give Home Ministry to Shinde, now all eyes are on the meeting between Shinde and Amit Shah.
Fadnavis-Pawar’s tuning is not being digested
In the new government, NCP leader Ajit Pawar seems to be in better tuning with Devendra Fadnavis while Eknath Shinde seems to be drifting apart. Pawar already has a good rapport with Fadnavis and he had already announced that he is ready to take oath as Deputy CM. BJP is also giving great importance to tuning with Ajit Pawar because Shinde will never be able to put pressure on BJP or Fadnavis if he stays with Pawar.
This ease of relationship between new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar is also making Shinde uneasy. However, after winning 132 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, BJP also does not seem ready to accept pressure from anyone. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see how the relations between Shinde and BJP remain in the coming days. However, Shinde’s party leaders are continuously giving statements that Shinde is not at all angry about his role in the new government.
