Maharashtra is prone to witness a singular episode of Indian politics once more by which a Chief Minister agrees to go away the highest job and settle for a Deputy Chief Minister’s publish or Cupboard berth within the authorities. As Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde resigned on Tuesday, paving the way in which for the appointment of a brand new Chief Minister, the present political situation means that the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) chief and deputy to CM Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, will change into the Chief Minister of the state, days after ruling Mahayuti acquired a landslide victory within the Maharashtra Meeting elections on November 23.
The ruling Mahayuti coalition confirmed a formidable efficiency within the latest Meeting elections, the place it secured a commanding 235 out of 288 seats. The BJP by itself walked away with 132 seats, adopted by the Shiv Sena Shinde faction with 57 and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Social gathering (NCP) with 41 seats. Ajit Pawar already hinted that his occasion will assist Fadnavis for the highest job within the state. On Wednesday, Shinde, whose Shive Sena has been insisting on the CM publish, mentioned he isn’t within the CM race. Nonetheless, he saved his playing cards near his chest about his subsequent function. If Shinde turns into deputy to Fadnavis, it could be a repetition of the 2022 political saga by which Fadnavis accepted the Deputy CM publish regardless of being the highest runner for the CM publish.
The uncertainty surrounding the collection of Shinde’s successor stays, as coalition leaders have but to make an official announcement on CM’s title. Nonetheless, the BJP mentioned the title for the CM publish will likely be introduced quickly.
Contemplating the character of Indian politics, a gesture by which a politician who holds the chief minister publish agrees to simply accept a publish that stands decrease in rank within the authorities is uncommon. Usually, we noticed what number of ways have been utilized by the politicians for the CM publish. The recent incidents are Jharkhand’s Champai Soren and Bihar’s Jitan Ram Manjhi’s revolts in opposition to their respective events. The duo didn’t really feel snug after leaving the chief minister publish. Soren, a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief, joined the BJP simply forward of the Meeting elections, whereas Manjhi, a Janata Dal (United) chief, fashioned his occasion, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).
Right here, we listed some politicians who change into Deputy CM or minister after quitting the chief ministerial publish:
- Devendra Fadnavis: In June 2022, in a shock flip of occasions, Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, giving the CM publish to ally Shinde. Fadnavis was the Maharashtra Chief Minister from 2014 to 2019 after the BJP emerged because the single-largest occasion within the state for the primary time within the 2014 Maharashtra Meeting elections with 122 seats.
- Babulal Gaur: BJP chief Gaur has been chief minister of Madhya Pradesh from August 2004 to November 2005. He later accepted a ministerial publish beneath the Shivraj Singh Chouhan authorities in 2008.
- Narayan Rane: Rane, the thirteenth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, accepted a ministerial publish after quitting the highest job in 1999. He served as minister in 4 phrases: November 2010-October 2014, August 2005-December 2008, November 2009-November 2010, and February 2009-November 2009.
- Ashok Chavan: Chavan, who was the sixteenth Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2008-2009 and once more from 2009 to 2010, accepted a ministerial publish within the Uddhav Thackeray authorities in 2019.
- Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar: The tenth Chief Minister of Maharashtra (June 1985-March 1986), Nilangekar additionally served because the Cupboard minister within the Sushilkumar Shinde authorities in 2003.
- TR Zeliang: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Social gathering (NDPP) chief TR Zeliang has been the tenth Chief Minister of Nagaland from 2014 to 2017 and once more from 2017 to 2018. At present, he’s Deputy Chief Minister beneath the Neiphiu Rio authorities.
- O Panneerselvam: Panneerselvam (OPS), an in depth aide of the late J Jayalalithaa, has been Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for 3 phrases. He first served as CM in 2001-02 after which in 2014-15 after Jayalalithaa needed to go to jail in corruption-related circumstances. He stepped down each time and accepted a ministerial publish after she returned from jail and retained the CM publish. OPS grew to become the CM for the third and final time for a quick interval from 2016 to 2017 after the demise of Jayalalithaa. He later accepted the Deputy Chief Minister’s publish within the Edappadi Palaniswami Cupboard.
- Suresh Mehta: BJP chief Mehta has been Chief Minister of Gujarat from October 1995 to September 1996. He later served as a minister within the Cupboard of Keshubhai Patel in 1998.
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