BJP leader’s remark on CM post robs sheen off Fadnavis’s ‘gesture’ | Political Pulse News,The Indian Express

BJP underplays Chandrakant Patil's statement that 'it was with a heavy heart that we made Shinde CM'.

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil’s remark about Eknath Shinde’s chief ministership has left the party red-faced at a time when it has sought to send out larger signals about its decision to install the Shiv Sena rebel as the CM while itself settling for the Deputy CM’s post.

“It was with a heavy heart that we decided to make Eknath Shinde Chief Minister. It was sad…We had to take the decision to convey a message outside. The sacrifice of Devendra Fadnavis, who was the CM claimant, was laudable,” Patil said at the state BJP’s conclave in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.

The party rushed to issue clarifications and sought to underplay Patil’s remark by withdrawing his five-minute speech from social media. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis also went on to clarify that “the BJP was determined to reward Shinde, who has kept the Bal Thackeray Hindutva legacy alive and dared to walk out of government along with 50 members,” adding that the “BJP was in politics not for power but to use power as a medium to serve the people.” Party spokespersons were put to task to explain how Patil’s comment was being misinterpreted.

The announcement of Shinde as Chief Minister had come as a surprise because the BJP, with 106 MLAs, is the single-largest party in the House of 287 and the natural claimant to the post of the Chief Minister.

The announcement was meant to be a strong rebuff to the Uddhav Thackeray-led group’s contention that the BJP had pulled down “a Sena CM”. It also sent a message about the BJP’s largeheartedness in accommodating allies — the benefits of which the party hoped to reap in the upcoming BMC polls.

https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bjp-leaders-remark-on-cm-post-robs-sheen-of-fadnaviss-gesture-8049120/


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