The suspense over the next chief minister of Maharashtra continues even after all three major leaders of the Mahayuti alliance met Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday evening. In the latest development, Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde has cancelled a key meeting of Mahayuti alliance partners in Mumbai and is heading to his native village in Satara district. In a surprising turn of events, Shinde is meeting Jitendra Awhad, MLA from Mumbra and a prominent leader of the NCP Sharad Pawar faction, before departing for Satara. The meeting has sparked widespread political speculation, especially given Awhad’s history of critical remarks against Shinde.

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