New Delhi, 23/7:In a statement that created ripples in Maharashtra’s political circles, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil said that with a “heavy heart” the party had to make Eknath Shinde the Chief Minister instead of Devendra Fadnavis.
However, the order of the day is to move on, Patil, a former revenue minister, said addressing the BJP’s state executive meeting at Panvel in Raigad district.
“We have made Eknath Shinde the chief minister instead of Devendra Fadnavis (who is now the with a heavy height. We had to stabilise the government and give a message…We digested this sorrow and moved ahead with joy,” he said.