Overview

• The Maharashtra government clarified that only specific files, primarily technical and legal matters, will be routed through Deputy CMs Shinde and Pawar before reaching CM Fadnavis.
• The March 18 order revives a 2023 governance arrangement aimed at balancing coalition power-sharing within the Mahayuti alliance.
• The directive highlights ongoing efforts to manage tensions between CM Fadnavis and Deputy CM Shinde despite public denials of any rift.
• Key disputes within the coalition have included appointments of district guardian ministers, with Shinde influencing reversals of earlier decisions by Fadnavis.
• The Mahayuti coalition, which includes BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP factions, secured a landslide victory in the 2024 Maharashtra state elections, forming the current government.