The question of who the next Maharashtra Chief Minister will be has been on everybody's minds ever since the results for the Maharashtra Assembly elections were announced last Saturday on November 23.

On Wednesday, Eknath Shinde, who resigned as Chief Minister on Tuesday but remains the caretaker CM, stated that he left the decision to decide the next Maharashtra Chief Minister to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP leadership.

Maharashtra CM LIVE: Caretaker CM Shinde says he had called Amit Shah and Modi to decide on who would be the next CM of the state. “I told them to decide (on who will be the CM), and assured them that I will abide by whatever decision they take," Shinde said, reported ANI

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will meet key leaders in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss the formation of Maharashtra's new government. The meeting will be attended by Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde,

The suspense over who would get the top post in Maharashtra continues after the ruling Mahayuti coalition's spectacular success in the recently concluded Assembly elections.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Wednesday said that the BJP would independently decide on the chief minister of the state and would not consult Eknath Shinde, who is the caretaker chief minister.

Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde said Wednesday that he has left the decision on the state's next CM to PM Narendra Modi.