Raut alleged that Shinde and Ajit Pawar lack the autonomy to make decisions for their own parties, asserting that the Mahayuti alliance’s leadership will ultimately be determined by PM Modi and Amit Shah.

Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde resigned as Maharashtra Chief Minister and was appointed as the caretaker CM until the formation of the government.

MUMBAI: A Shiv Sena neta close to Eknath Shinde said there was an agreement after the Lok Sabha elections that Shinde would take over the reins of the state if Mahayuti won the assembly polls. The neta said that after the Mahayuti's debacle in the LS polls,