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Eknath Shinde who met Amit Shah and JP Nadda along with Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar on Thursday night said that the meeting was 'good and positive'.

Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has returned to Mumbai and is heading to his native village in Satara amidst ongoing suspense about his successor. Internal discussions within the Shiv Sena reveal differing opinions on Shinde accepting a deputy CM role.

Shinde is headed for his village in Satara and the meeting is likely to be held after his return, as per the reports. The sudden development has sparked speculation that the Shiv Sena chief is unhappy about the government formation talks.

A meeting of Mahayuti leaders to finalise Maharashtra's government formation was called off on Friday after caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde unexpectedly left for his village in Satara district.

Amid continued suspense regarding the Mahayuti alliance's chief minister's pick, Maharashtra caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde called the first post-election meeting with Union minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda,

Amid the ongoing suspense over the next Maharashtra Chief Minister, a key meeting is set to be held at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence in the national capital. During the meeting, the Mahayuti alliance is expected to end the suspense pertaining to the top post.

Eknath Shinde has entrusted the final decision on the CM’s post only to PM Modi and Amit Shah, saying their decision will be accepted. It doesn’t mean he has given up a claim on the CM post,” Samant said.