Nagpur: BJP MLC Ram Shinde filed his nomination for the election to the chairperson of the legislative council on Wednesday. While CM Devendra Fadnavis and Dy CM Ajit Pawar accompanied Ram Shinde, Dy CM Eknath Shinde didn’t join them.
Ram Shinde’s nomination is being seen as a setback for the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, which was seeking the council chairperson’s post. Sena’s Neelam Gorhe, who is currently deputy chairperson, was said to be in the race.
Ram Shinde said, “The Congress also said it will not be filing any nominations, so this election will be unopposed. That has sent a good message. I thank CM Fadnavis and the Dy CMs. Some discussion could have happened at the senior level between BJP and Sena.”
Elections to the prestigious post were not held as Shiv Sena and NCP were split in 2022 and 2023 respectively. The BJP has a majority in the council, but the Sena was keen to get the post since the BJP has the speaker’s post in the legislative assembly. Now BJP will have presiding officers in both Houses of the legislature.
Party sources said BJP has picked Ram Shinde for the post as he is from the Dhangar community. He was MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed but was defeated by NCP’s (SP) Rohit Pawar in 2019 and in 2024.
In July, the MVA’s MLAs and MLCs led by leader of opposition in the legislative council Ambadas Danve had met then governor Ramesh Bais and urged him to direct that the election to the council’s chairperson be held during the monsoon session. However, the election was not held then.
Nagpur: BJP MLC Ram Shinde filed his nomination for the election to the chairperson of the legislative council on Wednesday. While CM Devendra Fadnavis and Dy CM Ajit Pawar accompanied Ram Shinde, Dy CM Eknath Shinde didn’t join them.
Ram Shinde’s nomination is being seen as a setback for the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, which was seeking the council chairperson’s post. Sena’s Neelam Gorhe, who is currently deputy chairperson, was said to be in the race.
Ram Shinde said, “The Congress also said it will not be filing any nominations, so this election will be unopposed. That has sent a good message. I thank CM Fadnavis and the Dy CMs. Some discussion could have happened at the senior level between BJP and Sena.”
Elections to the prestigious post were not held as Shiv Sena and NCP were split in 2022 and 2023 respectively. The BJP has a majority in the council, but the Sena was keen to get the post since the BJP has the speaker’s post in the legislative assembly. Now BJP will have presiding officers in both Houses of the legislature.
Party sources said BJP has picked Ram Shinde for the post as he is from the Dhangar community. He was MLA from Karjat-Jamkhed but was defeated by NCP’s (SP) Rohit Pawar in 2019 and in 2024.
In July, the MVA’s MLAs and MLCs led by leader of opposition in the legislative council Ambadas Danve had met then governor Ramesh Bais and urged him to direct that the election to the council’s chairperson be held during the monsoon session. However, the election was not held then.
