Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde denies rumors about him becoming Deputy CM in Maharashtra, amid the delay in government formation.

Amid the ongoing Maharashtra CM and Cabinet suspense, Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde has dismissed the speculations about him becoming the Maha Deputy CM.

Caretaker Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son Shrikant Shinde has released a statement amid speculations around him becoming Deputy CM of Maharashtra.

Shrikant Shinde, son of Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, has denied any ambitions for a ministerial role, dispelling rumors of him becoming the deputy chief minister. Despite refusing a central government position post-Lok Sabha elections,

His post on X (formerly Twitter) comes amid speculations of him being in contention for the post of Deputy CM in Maharashtra.

More than a week after the Mahayuti clinched a massive victory in Maharashtra polls with the BJP emerging as the single largest party with 132 seats, the new government is yet to be sworn in.

In addition to the BJP's dominance with 132 seats in the 288-member Assembly, the Shiv Sena secured 57 seats, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP faction won 41 seats, enabling the Mahayuti alliance to form a government comfortably.

During his visit to his native village of Dare in Satara district, Shinde further mentioned, according to PTI, that discussions on government formation were ongoing and assured that all decisions would be taken collectively by the three Mahayuti allies — Shiv Sena,

Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant said Eknath Shinde is not upset, and he left for in Satara district because he was down with fever and cold.

A day after the Mahayuti leaders' meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, caretaker CM Eknath Shinde left for his village Dare Tamb in Mahabaleshwar taluka in Satara district. Sources said the BJP is working on him to get him to accept the deputy CM's post.