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Fadnavis ends Mahayuti tussle, sets formula for corporation posts
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis held a late-night dinner meeting at his official residence Varsha on Tuesday to resolve the deadlock over appointments in state-run corporations among Mahayuti alliance partners. The meeting was attended by leaders from all three major parties, BJP, Shiv Sena (led by Eknath Shinde), and NCP. A formula based on the number of MLAs each party has was finalised for dividing the posts. Since the BJP has the most MLAs, it will get the largest share, followed by the Shinde faction and the NCP.
The corporations will be categorised into A, B and C, with the most important ones in the A category. Names of chairpersons and members will be finalised soon. The government aims to resolve all pending disputes within a month, with weekly meetings every Tuesday. A formula was also set for the District Planning and Development Committees, giving ruling-party MLAs control over 60% of appointments and funds, the guardian minister 30%, and smaller allies 10% in areas where their MLAs are present.
After the meeting, BJP minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule dismissed speculation about a leadership change, calling it a rumour spread by the opposition. He said the Mahayuti has 235 MLAs and a strong mandate, and there is no basis for such talk. The meeting was seen as an effort to reduce differences within the alliance, and official announcements on corporation appointments are expected soon.
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The formula based on MLA strength mirrors how coalition governments typically divide spoils in Maharashtra, but it rarely ends friction for long. The Shinde faction and the NCP, both junior partners with shrinking legislative bases after the 2024 assembly election, had been pushing for a larger share of corporations, many of which control land, contracts, and appointments worth hundreds of crores. The real test will come when specific names are proposed, because each party will want its loyalists in the A-category posts. With the BJP holding the chief minister's post and the largest block, Fadnavis has the upper hand, but keeping Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar satisfied over the next month, the deadline Fadnavis himself set, will require more than a Tuesday meeting routine.
The DPDC formula, giving MLAs 60% control, is a significant concession to constituency-level interests and could reduce friction with district guardian ministers, who are often from a different alliance party.
Source: aajtak.in
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