The name of the Maharashtra chief minister will be announced on Wednesday, a day ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government, a senior functionary told PTI.

After the oath taking ceremony, the cabinet portfolios and berths will be finalised for the three Mahayuti allies -- BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP. Here's who could get what

Amid speculation that his son Shrikant Shinde might get the deputy CM's post and Shiv Sena is keen on the Home portfolio, Eknath Shinde said the Mahayuti allies- BJP, NCP, and Shiv Sena- will decide the government formation through consensus after sitting together.

Fadnavis, the frontrunner for the coveted CM post, reached Eknath Shinde's official house to discuss the power-sharing formula.

Eknath Shinde, who is the caretaker chief minister, has already made it clear that he is not in the race of chief minister's post. However, there are reports that he is lobbying for creamy cabinet berth in Devendra Fadnavis government.

The BJP has confirmed that the new chief minister will take the oath of office at 5 PM on December 5 at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Modi and other leaders.

It is 10 days to the Maharashtra elections results but the state is yet to get its new chief minister. Eknath Shinde, who is ‘upset’ over the government formation, is seen as delaying the process. However,

The Shiv Sena leader had left for his native village in Satara district last Friday to recuperate from illness and returned to Mumbai on December 1.

Shinde has been suffering from a throat infection and high fever since Friday when he left for his native village in Satara district of the state.

Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday claimed the BJP top brass offered the post of the chief of the Mahayuti alliance to Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde but he declined. Union minister Amit Shah,