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.

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 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.

Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde said Wednesday that he had told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will not pose any hurdles in the formation of the new state government.

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.

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,

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.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party's central leadership of pressuring Eknath Shinde to give up his claim on the post of the state's chief minister.

Outgoing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde stated that the power-sharing agreement will be finalized after a meeting with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis and NCP's Ajit Pawar in Delhi. Shinde expressed his deference to the BJP's senior leadership,