Maharashtra CM Live Updates: Mahayuti set to name chief minister tomorrow

Maharashtra CM news: While the answer to the Maharashtra chief minister question is now deducible with Devendra Fadnavis's being widely seen as the pick for the top post, members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) continue to huddle in the run-up to the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in the state, slated to take place on December 5.

L to R: Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.(Satish Bate/HT)

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Monday flew to Delhi, while Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis remained in Mumbai, meeting workers and leaders of their parties amid pending confirmation over the pick for the next chief minister of Maharashtra. An official announcement of the CM name is expected on Wednesday, December 4.

Meanwhile, Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant on Monday refuted speculation that he is a frontrunner for the post of deputy chief minister of the state, saying that he is “not in the race for any ministerial position in the state.”