Raising eyebrows in the political corridors and leading to uneasiness in the Eknath Shinde camp, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s newly-appointed state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that Devendra Fadnavis will be the next chief minister of Maharashtra.
Bawankule’s statement makes it clear that Shinde may not continue as the CM after the 2024 polls. However, Bawankule’s remarks created discomfort in the Shinde camp, as it would mean that after the 2024-assembly polls, the camp may have to give up the post.
While addressing his speech in Akola on Saturday evening, August 20, Bawankule said that Fadnavis was the only person with the capacity to lead the state on the path of development.
Clarifying the rumours, he stated that the reports that Fadnavis is going to Delhi have no substance. No other leader (from the party) can compete with Fadnavis in the race to the post. He is not going anywhere. He will be the chief minister of the state representing the BJP-Sena alliance. He is the only leader who has the vision and leadership quality to take the state on a path of development.
This move came in response to the report that Fadnavis is expected to be given responsibility at the Centre.
Fadnavis has recently been inducted into the party’s national parliamentary boards by dropping union minister Nitin Gadkari and others. Meanwhile, it is pertinent to note that in a function in Nagpur on August 14, Gadkari had said Bawankule could be next CM of the state if Fadnavis is elevated to the Centre.
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