Between the allies, who gets the post of the chief minister after assembly elections in Maharashtra? The Shiv Sena has interpreted this as sharing of the chief minister’s post for two-and-a-half years each, though the party has not officially taken this position. In fact, Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said in February that the next chief minister of Maharashtra would be from the Shiv Sena. A Shiv Sena functionary, who did not want to be named, told Mint that Mungantiwar’s statement had no meaning. The BJP won 122 and the Shiv Sena 63 and later came together to form a coalition government.

Source: Mint June 11, 2019 10:07 UTC