Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that the seat-sharing agreement for the ruling Mahayuti coalition in the upcoming November 20 state elections will be revealed within the next couple of days,

Mumbai: Just when it seemed that the Mahayvuti was in cruise mode, there has arisen a sudden, vociferous demand by the Shiv Sena to project Chiel Minister Eknath Shinde as the CM face in the upcoming state assembly election.

The decision was taken at a meeting convened by Eknath Shinde's son and Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde with its office bearers on Friday.

During the rally on Friday, Shinde Sena MLAs voiced their support for Eknath Shinde as the chief ministerial candidate, a sentiment that was enthusiastically welcomed by the party workers.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde believes the Mahayuti coalition will secure a majority in the upcoming elections, inspired by BJP's success in Haryana. Shinde attended a swearing-in ceremony in Chandigarh and highlighted development and welfare schemes.

Shrikant Pangarkar, a Jalna municipal councillor of the undivided Shiv Sena between 2001 and 2006, was arrested in August 2018

The tensions between the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), state's opposition alliance is rising and becoming evident as there is spar over the seat-sharing pact. The dispute lies over key seats in Mumbai and eastern Vidarbha.

The Election Commission of India assigned a revised 'Mashaal' symbol to Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction for the upcoming Maharashtra elections, addressing previous criticisms. The symbol replaces an earlier version resembling an ice cream cone and follows a split that occurred in June 2022.