Will Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde lose the Maharashtra CM chair? If yes, then what could he get in return? Let dive into a few prospects.

The recently announced Maharashtra Assembly Elections results showed the BJP emerging as the largest party with 132 seats. Its allies - the Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, and the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar - managed to win 57 and 41 seats,

Hours after Maharashtra's caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he would accept whatever the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership decides on the next CM of the state, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve said the BJP does not function under pressure from its ally and takes decisions independently.

As the state holds its breath over who will occupy the top post after Mahayuti’s landslide victory, Shinde left for Delhi on Thursday evening to attend a meeting with the Union Home minister, wherein Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar who reached Delhi at noon, will also be present.

Eknath Shinde might not become deputy CM. He was the chief minister in the previous government. Shinde's aide said the position is not suitable for him. He will, however, join the cabinet. Shinde's Shiv Sena will choose another leader for the deputy CM role.

Amid suspense over the state's next chief minister, a press briefing of caretaker CM and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is underway.

Eknath Shinde, who served as chief minister in the outgoing Maharashtra government, is unlikely to accept the post of deputy CM in the new dispensation, his close aide Sanjay Shirsat said on Thursday.