Eknath Shinde falls ill during visit to Satara, under medical observation

Eknath Shinde

As deliberations continue over the the next chief minister of Maharashtra after the Mahayuti emerged victorious in November 20 Assembly polls, caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde has reportedly fallen ill during a visit to his native village in Daregaon in Satara.

According to his family doctor, RM Patre, Shinde has been suffering from a fever, cold, and throat infection for the past two days. He has been administered antibiotics and saline and is expected to recover within a day or two, reported India Today.

Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant on Friday dismissed speculation that caretaker Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was upset and hence left for his native village in Satara district even as government formation has been delayed.

A key meeting of the Mahayuti allies BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP was put off earlier on Friday as Shinde left for his village Dare, delaying the government formation a week after the Maharashtra assembly polls results.

In the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, the Mahayuti alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) retained power, pocketing a whopping 230 of the 288 assembly seats.The BJP emerged as the single largest party, winning 132 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 57 and NCP with 41 seats.