Mahayuti leaders likely to decide CM face in Mumbai meeting

After meeting with Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda in New Delhi ,Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde described the meeting as "good and positive." He added that another meeting would be held in Mumbai, which is expected to decide who will assume the role of Chief Minister. Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday night to thrash out a power-sharing pact in the state where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance romped home to a landslide victory in the assembly elections. 
Fadnavis, a former chief minister under whose leadership the BJP crossed the 100-seat mark for the third consecutive time in the 288-member state assembly, is considered the frontrunner for the top executive post in Maharashtra.Leaders of the alliance said a new government could be in place in Maharashtra latest by December 2. After the meeting, Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar left the national capital at late night.
Speaking to the media, Fadnavis said, "In our Mahayuti alliance, there has never been a difference of opinion. We have always made decisions collectively. Before the elections, we announced that the decision regarding the Chief Minister's post would be taken collectively after the results. A few people had doubts, but Eknath Shinde ji has clarified those today. We will soon meet our leaders and finalise the decision." The Maharashtra Assembly election results were declared on November 23, but the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has yet to finalise its choice for Chief Minister.
The BJP emerged as the largest party with 132 seats in the 280-member Maharashtra Assembly, while its allies--the Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, and the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar--won 57 and 41 seats, respectively.