Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Eknath Shinde will remain the Chief Minister and they will fight elections together with him. Fadnavis also responded to Sharad Pawar's criticism, saying that Pawar had discussions with them in 2019 and was ready to join them, so making allegations now is improper. Fadnavis also mentioned that Ajit Pawar has stated that his decision to join the government was with the approval of Pawar.