BJP appointed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani as observers for the Maharashtra Legislature party meeting. MLAs are set to elect a new leader, likely Devendra Fadnavis, as the state’s next chief minister.

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The BJP on Monday named Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani as central observers for its Maharashtra legislature party's meeting on December 4, where the MLAs will elect Maharashtra Legislative Party leader who is likely to be the state's next chief minister.

The swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra CM will take place on December 5 at the Azad Maidan ground in Mumbai.

Amid the ongoing suspense over the selection of the chief minister of Maharashtra, the BJP on Monday appointed former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Union Finance Minister Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as the saffron party's Central Observers for the state.

The swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra CM will take place on December 5 at the Azad Maidan ground in Mumbai.

The Mahayuti alliance, which comprises the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde), and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), is yet to finalise its chief ministerial candidate despite marathon meetings among its constituents.

BJP names observers for Maharashtra legislature party meeting to elect new leader; Fadnavis likely frontrunner for CM.

Outgoing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reiterated that he would support the BJP's decision to pick the new chief minister.