06 December,2024 05:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Milind Narvekar. (Pic/X)
Member of Legislative Council (MLC) from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Milind Narvekar, on Friday extended his good wishes to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis for taking over as the new chief minister (CM) of Maharashtra, news agency PTI reported.
Narvekar is a close aide of Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray.
The MLC, who comes from the largest opposition party in the newly-elected assembly, also wished Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena) and Ajit Pawar (Nationalist Congress Party) in a story on Instagram.
Notably, no major leader from the opposition, including Thackeray, NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Congress head Nana Patole, attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new Mahayuti government on Thursday in Mumbai's Azad Maidan, stated PTI.
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Narvekar, in another story on Instagram, also paid tribute to the legacy of social reformer Dr BR Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which is observed as 'Mahaparinirvan Diwas'.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday attacked the political tenure of Eknath Shinde, saying, the "Shinde era is over" and he will never be CM again, reported news agency ANI.
His remark came on Thursday following the Mahayuti alliance's decision to appoint Devendra Fadnavis as the new chief minister after a significant electoral victory in Maharashtra Assembly Election.
Raut explicitly stated, "Shinde era is over" and "now has been tossed aside", indicating that his days as CM are permanently behind him.
"Shinde era is over, it was just for two years. His usage is now over and he has been tossed aside. Shinde will never be the CM of this state again. They (BJP) can even break Shinde's party, this has always been BJP's line in politics. They break and finish the party of those who work with them," Raut said.
The Mahayuti alliance, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), successfully secured a commanding majority in the assembly elections, winning 235 seats in total, with the BJP alone claiming 132.
The Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party made notable gains, with 57 and 41 seats, respectively.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)
