Published 13:17 IST, July 16th 2019

Maharashtra poster war: Shiv Sena poster claiming next CM from its party put up in Nasik despite Fadnavis-Thackeray understanding

A poster war is going on in Maharashtra over the issue of chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls. Despite party chiefs from BJP and Shiv Sena saying that have agreed upon an understanding between each other's parties for the chief ministerial post, the leaders on the ground have been tussling over whose party leader will take on the post.

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A poster war is going on in Maharashtra over issue of chief ministerial candidate ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls. Despite party chiefs from BJP and Shiv Sena saying that have agreed upon an understanding between each or's parties for chief ministerial post, leaders on ground have been tussling over whose party leader will take on post.

A recent poster by Shiv Sena in Nashik says that next CM of Maharashtra will be from party.

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Earlier, Maharashtra BJP in-charge Saroj Pandey had said that next CM will be from BJP as we are a bigger party in state and Devendra Fadanvis has done excellent work. Shiv Sena is pushing for Aaditya Thackeray, son of its chief Uddhav Thackeray, to be next chief minister.

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In June, leaders from BJP had given statements saying that next chief minister should be from ir party. Girish Mahajan, BJP legislator from Jamner asserted that it was clear that Chief Minister would be from his party. BJP leaders Sudhir Mungantivar and  Saroj Pandey had said that BJP should get CM post in Maharashtra 

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In same month, while answering a question about rumours of Aaditya Thackeray contesting state assembly elections Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had said. "Uddhav Thackeray will decide wher Aaditya will contest or t but Maharashtra needs a young CM like Aaditya Thackeray and we believe that people of Maharashtra will accept Aaditya as ir CM.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had said that issue of who will be next Maharashtra CM has been discussed and decided with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray while attending Shiv Sena foundation day celebrations in Mumbai. "Don't focus on issue that who will become CM. Uddhav and I have decided a few things. We will tell you at right time," he said to reporters at event.

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13:17 IST, July 16th 2019