Panjim: Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by senior leader Eknath Shinde, who are currently camping in Goa, are holding a meeting to decide the way forward as they are likely to support the BJP to form the next government in Maharashtra following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister.
The Goa Chief Minister was also spotted at the hotel last night at Taj where he met the MLAs. The Chief Minister left the hotel post 2.30 am on Thursday morning. The Goa BJP state president Sadanand Tanavade also arrived at the Taj convention centre to meet the Sena MLAs.
While as per sources in Mumbai, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will now decide the next course of action, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said on Wednesday night. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned last evening, a day before a scheduled floor test in the state Assembly. The state BJP unit has asked all its MLAs to gather in Mumbai. To a question about the BJP’s next move, as it is the single largest party in the Maharashtra legislative assembly, Patil said, “The next steps will be decided by Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde.” He also said BJP workers “should observe restraint in victory.”
