Overview
- Between August 13 and 22, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde skipped multiple cabinet and review meetings chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, including a sector-wise AMRUT 2.0 review.
- Shinde has increased trips to Delhi to meet BJP central leaders, conveying dissatisfaction with aspects of the government’s functioning, according to reports.
- Shiv Sena spokesperson Arun Sawant and Maharashtra BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye defended the absences and rejected talk of unrest within the alliance.
- Fadnavis has intensified oversight of delivery, pulling up officials and fixing a March 2026 deadline to complete projects worth Rs 9,000 crore under AMRUT 2.0 and other schemes.
- Coverage cites Shinde’s grievances about treatment of his ministers, alleged fund blocks by Finance Minister Ajit Pawar, delayed guardian-minister appointments, and allied objections to ward demarcations seen as favoring the BJP.