Devendra Fadnavis elected Maharashtra BJP legislature party leader: Differences with Shiv Sena Will be sorted out, he says

SOON after unanimous   election as BJP Legislature party Leader, Devendra Fadnavis, 49, assured the people that BJP- Shiv Sena will form Maharashtra Government. The saffron alliance has won an absolute majority in the state assembly elections as in five years ago, he said and added differences with Shiv Sena   will be sorted ruling out 50-50 power sharing formula between the two allies. Earlier,  he had denied  of such formula was ever  accepted by  BJP.Republic TV  says  BJP will not make any compromise on  key portfolios including  home to  appease Shiv Sena and Fadnavis   will be Chief Minister again. Shiv Sena will be offered Deputy Chief Ministership, Republic TV added. The meeting was held at Vidhan Bhawan in south Mumbai. He thanked Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray for the alliance’s victory. The BJP on Tuesday had named Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and party’s vice president Avinash Rai Khanna as central observers for the Maharashtra legislature party meeting. Tomar said only Fadnavis’ name was proposed. Fadnavis asserted that he will be the chief minister for another five years. Fadnavis, re- elected from Nagpur, had on Tuesday said the Shiv Sena was not promised the CM’s post for two-and-a-half years when the alliance was formalised before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Ever since results of the October 21 Assembly polls were out, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has been claiming that the 50:50 formula on sharing of power was “agreed upon” between himself, Home Minister  and  BJP National President  Amit  Shah and Fadnavis ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Shiv Sena  is for  making  Aaditya  Thackeray, 29, son of  Shiv Sena  Chief Uddhav  Thackeray  as  Chef  Minister .He has won assembly poll  from Worli  in Mumbai .