The new govt of Maharashtra is yet to be sworn in more than a week after the BJP-led NDA, also known as Mahayuti, clinched a landslide victory in state polls.

The name of Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised as the new chief minister of Maharashtra who will be elected as the legislature party leader in a meeting to be held either on December 2 or 3, a senior BJP leader claimed on Sunday night.

Amid continued suspense over who will succeed Eknath Shinde as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, a senior BJP leader on Sunday night said that the name of Devendra Fadnavis has been finalised. The claim was made by a senior party leader while speaking to news agency PTI.

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday made a phone call to Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to enquire about his health, said sources. Eknath Shinde, who was reportedly not happy with BJP leadership's decision to remove him from the CM's chair,

Mumbai: Former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis , contacted caretaker CM Eknath Shinde to inquire about his health after Shinde visited his native village in Satara following deterioration of health.

An aide to Eknath Shinde said that the caretaker CM had been unwell for some time and developed a fever on Saturday, but he is now recovering and will return to Mumbai later in the evening.

The Shiv Sena leader headed to his native village Dare in Satara district on Friday (November 29) amid speculation that he was not happy with the way the new state government was shaping up.