Netizens laud Fadnavis after making Eknath Shinde CM of Maharashtra, call the move a #Masterstroke

In a huge shocking development, the BJP in Maharashtra on Thursday said it will support a government led by Shiv Sena rebel group leader Eknath Shinde, who will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra this evening.

 

 

Soon after this development, #MasterStroke started to trend on Twitter after Devendra Fadnavis announced Eknath Shinde as Maharashtra CM-designate.

 

The former CM of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis made this announcement after calling on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari along with Shinde in the afternoon. "We have submitted a list of entire BJP MLAs, the group led by Shindeji, 16 Independents and others, with more still joining us, to the Governor," the former Chief Minister said.

 

Accordingly, Shinde will be sworn-in alone as the CM at 7.30 p.m. and the cabinet will be expanded later to accommodate MLAs from both sides. This comes a day after Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the chief minister, marking the end of Maha Vikas Aghadi government rule in the state.

 

"The Shinde-led government will resolve many issues which have been stalled for last two and a half years effectively. Reservation to Marathas, OBCs and the completion of the infrastructure projects will be the priorities of the new government," Fadnavis said. He added, “Shiv Sena went with the people whom Balasaheb Thackeray opposed all his life. The Thackeray government was corruption-ridden and it led to two ministers going to jail under corruption charges."

 

This has come as a big victory for BJP and has many praising the former CM for this gesture. Here are some reactions-