Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Tuesday stepped down as Maharashtra Chief Minister, even as the suspense over who will succeed him as the new CM continued, three days after state assembly election results were announced.

The Mahayuti alliance consisting BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP emerged victorious in the Maharashtra assembly elections.

Eknath Shinde resigned as Maharashtra's Chief Minister, but will continue as caretaker until a new government forms. The Mahayuti alliance, including

The BJP, which got a lion’s share in the Mahayuti’s huge victory in the Assembly polls, is pushing for Devendra Fadnavis to be next CM.

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Tuesday said that Eknath Shinde is likely to resign after the current assembly term ends today. He said that Shinde will be asked to continue as the caretaker CM of Maharashtra till the new CM takes oath.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will meet Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Tuesday and tender his resignation as the term of Maharashtra assembly comes to an end today. He is expected to remain as a caretaker CM until a new CM and cabinet is sworn in,

In the wake of a historic electoral victory, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde calls on his supporters to refrain from gathering outside his residence as uncertainty looms over the next chief ministerial appointment amid pressure within the ruling alliance.

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde has asked his supporters not to gather outside the ‘Varsha’ bungalow or any other location in his support.

A Shiv Sena neta close to Eknath Shinde said there was an agreement after the Lok Sabha elections that Shinde would take over the reins of the.