Maharashtra New CM: It has been six days since the results of Maharashtra Assembly elections came. But who will become the Chief Minister of Maharashtra now? Suspense remains on this. It is believed that in Maharashtra only the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party will sit on the post of Chief Minister. From Delhi to Mumbai, names of many leaders are in the race for the post of CM. But no name has been approved yet. There is talk in political circles about Devendra Fadnavis becoming the Chief Minister.
At the same time, Eknath Shinde has also said that whatever decision the BJP leadership will take. He agrees with him. Even after this who will become the Chief Minister? There is still mystery on this. But this is not the first time that the BJP leadership has taken time to choose a contender for the post of CM. Even before this, whenever the BJP has taken time to decide the name of CM after the election results are declared.
That name has surprised everyone every now and then. After 2014, whenever BJP has taken more time in selecting the name of the Chief Minister. Every now and then, a surprise face has entered the post of Chief Minister. On the contrary, it took no time at all for BJP to elect the CM. The name being discussed there has been repeated.
In the year 2024, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the government in Odisha. It also took eight days for the BJP leadership to choose a contender for the post of Chief Minister. The names of Dharmendra Pradhan and Manmohan Sambal were much discussed for the post of CM. But BJP installed Mohan Manjhi on the CM chair. Mohan Manjhi belongs to the tribal community.
Similarly, last year in 2023, Bharatiya Janata Party got a huge victory in Rajasthan. But there too it took a long time for BJP to choose the Chief Minister. Ultimately, after nine days, the name was approved by BJP in Rajasthan. No one had even thought of that name. BJP made Bhajanlal Sharma the Chief Minister. In the CM race, many big names including Vasundhara Raje, Kirodi Lal Meena were in discussion.
In the year 2023 itself, Bharatiya Janata Party made a grand comeback in Madhya Pradesh also. But there too, BJP took eight days to decide the name of CM and surprised everyone by finalizing the name of Mohan Yadav.
In 2023 itself, the BJP flag was hoisted in Chhattisgarh. After the victory of BJP, everyone was speculating that one of the leaders from Raman Singh and Arun Sao would sit on the post of CM. But BJP surprised everyone by appointing Vishnudev Sai as the Chief Minister after seven days.
In the year 2017, Bharatiya Janata Party got the opportunity to form a government with full majority in Uttar Pradesh. After BJP’s victory, all eyes were on the CM candidate. There was intense discussion in the political circles about the names of many contenders for the post of CM. Some were claiming to make Manoj Sinha and some Keshav Prasad Maurya as the Chief Minister. It took nine full days for BJP to choose the CM. After this, BJP decided a new face for the CM chair. That name was Yogi Adityanath. Everyone was stunned after the announcement of Yogi Adityanath becoming CM.
In the year 2017 itself, BJP got a historic victory in Uttar Pradesh as well as Uttarakhand. After the victory of BJP, names of leaders like Bhagat Singh Koshyari, BC Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank started running for the post of Chief Minister. But after eight days of brainstorming, BJP installed Trivendra Singh Rawat on the post of CM.
Similarly, in the year 2014, Bharatiya Janata Party got a landslide victory in Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar’s party NCP supported BJP from outside. At that time too, BJP made Devendra Fadnavis the Chief Minister after a long exercise of seven days. Devendra Fadnavis was the BJP state president at that time. When the BJP leadership made Fadnavis the CM. At that time, names of many strong contenders including Nitin Gadkari, Pankaja Munde and Vinod Tawde were being discussed rapidly.