Maharashtra Prime Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy, Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday met with Union Home minister Amit Shah, amid speculation over the expansion of the cabinet following the formation of a new government earlier this week. Shinde and Fadnavis, who arrived here late Friday evening, are scheduled to meet with President Ram Nath Kovind, Deputy President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP official JP Nadda during a visit, party officials familiar with the matter.
Shortly after arriving in Delhi, Shinde and Fadnavis drove to Maharashtra Sadan. The talks with Shah were learned to focus on the power sharing process between the BJP and the Shiv Sena-led faction, officials said.” I am confident that under the leadership of Narendra Modi, you will both serve the people faithfully and take Maharashtra to the highest levels of development,” Shah said on Twitter, as he shared photos of his meeting with Shinde and Fadnavis. Their visit to Delhi comes ahead of a landmark court hearing on July 11 in connection with an appeal filed by Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray seeking the withdrawal of Shinde and 15 members of his party.
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