Amid the ongoing tussle over the 50:50 deal with Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that nothing on the CM post had been decided when the alliance was finalised with the Maratha ally ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, adding no formula had been worked out yet.
"The Shiv Sena was not promised CM's post for two-and-a-half years when the alliance was formalised before the Lok Sabha polls," Fadnavis told reporters at his official residence 'Varsha'.
This comes at a time when the two allies have failed to make any headway in negotiations to form the government in Maharashtra where they have a clear majority. "I will be the chief minister for another 5 years," he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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The BJP-led alliance will provide a "stable and efficient" government for the next five years, he said.
Fadnavis said the BJP Legislature Party will elect its new leader on Wednesday.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already announced the name and the meeting will be a formality," he said, apparently referring to Modi's statement during campaigning for polls that Fadnavis will lead the coalition.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday once again targetted the BJP, saying there is no "Dushyant" in the state, adding the Maratha party practices politics of "dharma and Satya".
The jibe was in reference to BJP's deal with Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala who partnered with Manohar Lal Khattar to form the government, despite the bitterness they shared before the polls.
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Referring to Dushyant's father, Shiv Sena alleged that Ajay Chautala was granted furlough only after the newly-elected Haryana Deputy CM signed a deal with the BJP to form the government.
"We do not have any Dushyant here whose father is inside the jail. Here it's us who do politics of dharma and satya (righteousness and truth). Maharashtra has a very complicated politics," ANI news agency quoted Raut as saying.'
(With inputs from agencies)
