Maharashtra CM will be replaced soon: Shiv Sena (UBT)

Uddhav Thackerayled Shiv Sena UBT on Tuesday claimed Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is on his way out soon but who will be his rubber stamp successor the observation coming amid various rumours doing rounds of the state political circlesIn an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana the Shiv Sena UBT said while the Shinde faction is busy saving the chair Deputy CM Devendra Fadnaviss camp is sweettalking them and playing a different game behind their backThe chief minister will surely go the editorial saidLater talking to reporters Saamana executive editor and Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut said CM Shinde who has gone to his native place in Satara could probably extend his leaveQueried on a remark made by BJP MLA and Revenue Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil who had said that party workers see Fadnavis as the chief minister Raut said The chief minister Shinde could probably extend his leave and stay thereRaut said Shinde thinks he is a messiah of the poor but he has gone on a threeday leave in a helicopterShinde should instead take the helicopter to Barsu in Ratnagiri district and meet the protestors agitating against the refinery project he saidAlso Read Mumbai Aaditya Thackeray raises questions over concretisation of city roadsMeanwhile Naresh Mhaske a spokesperson of Shiv Sena has said the chief minister has not gone on leave but is on an official visit to SataraHe met BJP MLA Shivendraraje Bhosale He wants to attend some ritual but they the opposition criticise for the sake of it he saidNotably Raut on Saturday claimed the death warrant of the Eknath Shindeled government has been issued and it will collapse in the next 1520 daysHe was alluding to the hearing in the Supreme Court on a plea seeking disqualification of 16 MLAs of the faction led by CM Shinde which is recognised as Shiv SenaRaut had claimed in a writeup in Saamana that NCP chief Sharad Pawar had told Uddhav Thackeray during their meeting that he will never go with BJP but if anyone takes a decision at a personal level and leave it is an individual issuePolitical circles in Maharashtra are abuzz with speculation that senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar may break NCP ranks to join hands with the ruling BJP On his part Ajit had asserted that he would remain with NCP till he livesHowever the buzz refuses to die down as Ajit Pawar in an interview said he would 100 per cent like to be the chief minister of MaharashtraThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever