Who Will Be Maharashtra Chief Minister? What Devendra Fadnavis Said

The result of the 2024 Maharashtra election settled - the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has all but sealed a thumping victory over the Congress' Maha Vikas Aghadi combine - the focus is now on who will succeed Eknath Shinde as Chief Minister.

Speaking to reporters Saturday evening, the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis - a two-time holder of that post (even if the second was a matter of days only) - offered some insight into that vexed query, declaring a decision had already been taken.

Alliance leaders, he said, had been instructed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the Chief Minister will be selected after a consultation between all.