New Maharashtra government likely to take oath on December 5

Maharashtra government formation process delayed as BJP and Shiv Sena leaders await appointment of observers.

A day after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J.P. Nadda in New Delhi, where the three Maharashtra Mahayuti leaders were told that the State will get a BJP Chief Minister, caretaker CM and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde left for his native village in Satara on Friday (November 29, 2024).

Six days into the declaration of the Assembly election results, the BJP has not yet called a meeting of its newly elected MLAs nor appointed the party’s Legislature Party leader.

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However, top sources from the BJP and the Shiv Sena told The Hindu that the oath-taking ceremony would likely be held on December 5 at Azad Maidan.

“The BJP follows its party discipline and procedure. Two Central observers will be appointed by the party. They will come to Mumbai and will hold a meeting with the legislators. Once the leader is appointed, we will approach the Governor,” a top BJP source told The Hindu.

Both the Shiv Sena and the BJP gave different reasons for the delay in government formation. “We have already communicated that we are not a hindrance to the selection of the CM. We have openly taken this stance. We have declared our support to the decision of the top leadership of the BJP. So the ball lies in the BJP’s court now,” a top source in the Shiv Sena told The Hindu.

“Everything is going well. All the top leaders are on the same page. The government formation will happen soon. There is no reason for any concern,” Sena leader Uday Samant told reporters on Friday.