With Shinde, BJP Hits Three Targets: Shiv Sena, NCP and Marathas

The BJP managed to overthrow the Uddhav government in Maharashtra but it did not appoint its own man as Chief Minister and two-time CM Devendra Fadnavis had to be content with becoming Deputy Chief Minister.

The BJP managed to overthrow the Uddhav government in Maharashtra but it did not appoint its own man as Chief Minister and two-time CM Devendra Fadnavis had to be content with becoming Deputy Chief Minister. Why was this so? How did Eknath Shinde become the Chief Minister? Were there concerns of a division among rebel MLAs? Senior journalist Urmilesh analyzes these issues.