Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday reiterated that no "formula" was being discussed for the chief minister's post and the Mahayuti partners will take a decision after meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

On Wednesday, Eknath Shinde, who resigned as Chief Minister on Tuesday but remains the caretaker CM, stated that he left the decision to decide the next Maharashtra Chief Minister to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP leadership.

Who will be the Maharashtra CM? That is the big question on everyone’s minds five days after the election results. And there could be potential name Thursday, with caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and outgoing deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar,

Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti alliance struggles to choose a new CM post-election, with Amit Shah set to mediate talks among key leaders.

After withdrawing from the CM's race, Eknath Shinde said that the modalities of forming the next government will be finalised in the meeting at Delhi on Thursday.

A decision on Chief Minister post is likely to be made during the meeting of caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and outgoing Deputy CMs Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis with Union Home Minister Amit Shah today.