"Devendra Fadnavis Scared": NCP Leader On Maharashtra Top Post Choice
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They (the BJP) do not want to take risks. Devendraji (Fadnavis) has been saying 'I'll come back'. So why did he do this? He is feeling sacred of what the court can do," Eknath Khadse said
The BJP's move to make Sena rebel Eknath Shinde the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra may not be the "masterstroke" it is seen as by many, the Nationalist Congress Party's Eknath Khadse told NDTV today.
Sharad Pawar's party, the alliance partner of Shiv Sena in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, has supported Uddhav Thackeray through the eight-day crisis, which culminated yesterday's with his resignation from the Chief Minister's post.
But in a googly, the BJP announced that it would be Eknath Shinde and not Devendra Fadnavis, who will head the next government. Mr Fadnavis announced that he will not join the government but support it from outside.
"This is not about a masterstroke. They (the BJP) do not want to take risks. Devendraji (Fadnavis) has been saying 'I'll come back'. So why did he do this? He is feeling sacred of what the court can do," Mr Khadse told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance clinched a historic victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, winning 235 out of 288 seats.
Varanasi: Half a dozen men rained punches and blows on the cop as his wife and children waited inside the car, horrified.
The BJP has managed a successful course correction in Maharashtra, where just a few months ago, it has slid massively in the Lok Sabha polls.
The NCP (SP) candidates who defeated their NCP rivals included Jitendra Awhad who defeated Najeeb Mulla in Mumbra Kalwa.
Jan Suraaj candidates failed to make a significant impact, finishing third in three constituencies and one in the fourth position.
Police arrested Deepak Max, 20, caught after an encounter by Crime Branch, while Krish Gupta, 18, by local police from the same area.
The prime minister said the Maharashtra election also shows that only one Constitution will work in India and that was given to the people of the country by B R Ambedkar.
The Prime Minister said the Congress' outsized interest in its own welfare is a "threat to democracy".
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