With suspense continuing over the chief ministership of Maharashtra, caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son and Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan, Shrikant Shinde on Monday dismissed as ''baseless'' the speculation that he has agreed to be the deputy chief minister in the new Mahayuti government.
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Saturday thanked voters for the landslide Mahayuti victory during the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections.
After the first round of counting votes, the ruling BJP and opposition CPI(M)-led Left Front and Congress candidates are neck-and-neck in 49 of the 60 Assembly constituencies in Tripura.
"In democracy, mandate of the people is considered to be very powerful. We respect the mandate of India and congratulate the BJP for its victory. We offer Prime Minister Narendra Modi best wishes for his future tenure. We hope he would do good work in his future tenure," Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Saurabh Bharwaj said.
