<p>As the captain of the ship, Devendra Fadnavis is in a commanding position because of the majority that he has as Chief Minister but he may have to face rough weather in coming weeks because of rift within the Mahayuti-NDA alliance and the changing political dynamics of Maharashtra.</p><p>When the March 3, 2026 budget session will be in motion, the BJP-led government will mark 100 days in office but it's not going to be easy sailing.</p><p>Fadnavis has a gigantic task of keeping his two Deputy CMs - Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar - in good humour.</p><p>While Pawar is treading a cautious path despite issues, the rift between Fadnavis and Shinde has come out in the open.On many occasions Shinde and/or Pawar has skipped meetings and events presided over by Fadnavis - the latest being the preparations of the 2027 Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela.</p>.'He has taken a tough decision': Sanjay Raut praises Devendra Fadnavis again.<p>Besides, Fadnavis has not cleared some names suggested by ministers to be appointed as PSs and OSDs, describing some of the aspirants as "fixers".</p><p>Amid hopes that the polls to municipal corporations would be held later this year, the friction between the three allies seems to be increasing by the day.</p><p>With the budget session starting next week, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi-I.N.D.I.A. has upped its ante against the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government and will intensify campaign to demand the resignations of two NCP ministers - Dhananjay Munde and Manikrao Kokate.</p><p>While Munde's close aide Walmik Karad has been arrested in an extortion case linked to the abduction, torture and murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed, Kokate has been sentenced to two-year jail term in a cheating case though he has got relief from the Nashik district and sessions court.</p><p>Pawar, who is the NCP president, however, has refrained from speaking much on these issues. Internally too Pawar faces problems as senior OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal continues to be upset for not being included in the ministry.</p><p>The back to back praise of Fadnavis by Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has rattled Shinde, who is the chief leader of Shiv Sena. Besides, Shinde is also upset as Fadnavis visited the home of MNS President Raj Thackeray which could well have been meeting to initiate talks ahead of local bodies polls.The law and order situation has come under serious scrutiny of MVA and is a challenge for Fadnavis, who is the state Home Minister.</p><p>The Parbhani incident when a Dalit youth died in magisterial custody has become a big issue as Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi personally came down to meet the family.The rape in a stationary Shiv Shahi bus in the busy Swargate ST bus depot has come as a shocker.</p>
<p>As the captain of the ship, Devendra Fadnavis is in a commanding position because of the majority that he has as Chief Minister but he may have to face rough weather in coming weeks because of rift within the Mahayuti-NDA alliance and the changing political dynamics of Maharashtra.</p><p>When the March 3, 2026 budget session will be in motion, the BJP-led government will mark 100 days in office but it's not going to be easy sailing.</p><p>Fadnavis has a gigantic task of keeping his two Deputy CMs - Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar - in good humour.</p><p>While Pawar is treading a cautious path despite issues, the rift between Fadnavis and Shinde has come out in the open.On many occasions Shinde and/or Pawar has skipped meetings and events presided over by Fadnavis - the latest being the preparations of the 2027 Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela.</p>.'He has taken a tough decision': Sanjay Raut praises Devendra Fadnavis again.<p>Besides, Fadnavis has not cleared some names suggested by ministers to be appointed as PSs and OSDs, describing some of the aspirants as "fixers".</p><p>Amid hopes that the polls to municipal corporations would be held later this year, the friction between the three allies seems to be increasing by the day.</p><p>With the budget session starting next week, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi-I.N.D.I.A. has upped its ante against the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government and will intensify campaign to demand the resignations of two NCP ministers - Dhananjay Munde and Manikrao Kokate.</p><p>While Munde's close aide Walmik Karad has been arrested in an extortion case linked to the abduction, torture and murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed, Kokate has been sentenced to two-year jail term in a cheating case though he has got relief from the Nashik district and sessions court.</p><p>Pawar, who is the NCP president, however, has refrained from speaking much on these issues. Internally too Pawar faces problems as senior OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal continues to be upset for not being included in the ministry.</p><p>The back to back praise of Fadnavis by Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has rattled Shinde, who is the chief leader of Shiv Sena. Besides, Shinde is also upset as Fadnavis visited the home of MNS President Raj Thackeray which could well have been meeting to initiate talks ahead of local bodies polls.The law and order situation has come under serious scrutiny of MVA and is a challenge for Fadnavis, who is the state Home Minister.</p><p>The Parbhani incident when a Dalit youth died in magisterial custody has become a big issue as Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi personally came down to meet the family.The rape in a stationary Shiv Shahi bus in the busy Swargate ST bus depot has come as a shocker.</p>