Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde praises his father, caretaker Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, for prioritizing alliance dharma over personal ambition. Eknath Shinde announced support for BJP's leadership in forming the new state government.

Hours after Maharashtra's caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he would accept whatever the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership decides on the next CM of the state, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve said the BJP does not function under pressure from its ally and takes decisions independently.

Shiv Sena voices support for Eknath Shinde's continued leadership. Shinde's performance as caretaker Chief Minister is praised. Party members emphasize BJP's crucial role in recent election success. They pledge to accept BJP's Chief Minister decision.

Affiliated with the Shiv Sena, Shrikant Shinde is the son of Eknath Shinde, the current caretaker Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Shrikant Shinde, son of Eknath Shinde, said his father was setting an example of following the "alliance dharma" by setting aside personal ambition.

As Devendra Fadnavis gears up to return as Maharashtra's Chief Minister, internal dissent brews within the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction). Eknath Shinde has reportedly pushed for his son, Shrikant Shinde,