The stalemate in Maharashtra politics continues ahead of the oath-taking ceremony slated for December 5. Amid this, caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday as his health showed no signs of improvement.
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance won a resounding victory in Maharashtra which, however, triggered a deadlock in government formation. The coalition, formed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena (Shinde) and NCP (Ajit Pawar), has still not picked a chief minister. Mahayuti has gone back and forth between BJP’s pick Devendra Fadnavis and Sena’s pick Shinde as the next chief minister of the state.
Shinde, on Tuesday, was taken to the Jupiter Hospital in Thane after being unwell for some time. Sources told News18 that Shinde’s medical team has called for tests to get a better picture of his condition.
Shinde says, ‘Sab badiya hai’
Despite reports of his ailing health, the caretaker chief minister has claimed that everything is fine by saying ‘Sab Badiya Hai’.
Last week, Shinde visited his hometown in Satara where he fell ill and was suffering from a fever, cold, and throat infection, according to his family doctor RM Patre.
After his diagnosis, Shinde cancelled all the scheduled meetings with the Mahayuti bloc on the doctor’s recommendation to stay well rested.
This sparked reports of Shinde being dissatisfied with Mahayuti’s CM pick. However, they were dismissed by outgoing minister Uday Samant who said, “He isn’t upset. He is unwell. It’s unfair to say he went home because he was upset. He has always said he will fight for the welfare and development of Maharashtra.”
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