The meeting will likely lead to a decision on who will be the next chief minister of Maharashtra – likely to be Devendra Fadnavis.

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.

Home minister Amit Shah met with alliance leaders Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar to finalize details of the next Maharashtra governm

Caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar arrived in Delhi on Thursday night for the crucial meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah amid the suspense over the CM post.

Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, along with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis and NCP's Ajit Pawar, met with Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday evening to discuss the next steps in government formation.

Eknath Shinde has entrusted the final decision on the CM’s post only to PM Modi and Amit Shah, saying their decision will be accepted. It doesn’t mean he has given up a claim on the CM post,” Samant said.

Shinde resigned as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Tuesday, days after Mahayuti's historic victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections. The term of the current assembly ended on November 26. The announcement of Maharashtra's next Chief Minister has been delayed after the Mahayuti alliance emerged victorious in the state assembly elections.

Caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde declared support to the BJP top leadership’s decision over the CM position. Follow The Hindu for live updates.