"Devendra Fadnavis Scared": NCP Leader On Maharashtra Top Post Choice
NDTV
They (the BJP) do not want to take risks. Devendraji (Fadnavis) has been saying 'I'll come back'. So why did he do this? He is feeling sacred of what the court can do," Eknath Khadse said
The BJP's move to make Sena rebel Eknath Shinde the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra may not be the "masterstroke" it is seen as by many, the Nationalist Congress Party's Eknath Khadse told NDTV today.
Sharad Pawar's party, the alliance partner of Shiv Sena in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, has supported Uddhav Thackeray through the eight-day crisis, which culminated yesterday's with his resignation from the Chief Minister's post.
But in a googly, the BJP announced that it would be Eknath Shinde and not Devendra Fadnavis, who will head the next government. Mr Fadnavis announced that he will not join the government but support it from outside.
"This is not about a masterstroke. They (the BJP) do not want to take risks. Devendraji (Fadnavis) has been saying 'I'll come back'. So why did he do this? He is feeling sacred of what the court can do," Mr Khadse told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
