Mumbai, July 26 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today put an end to speculation that he may move to New Delhi to join the union Cabinet possibly in place of former minister Dharmendra Pradhan, asserting that he is in Mumbai and will continue to remain in Maharashtra.
For the past few days, opposition leaders, particularly those from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction, had been speculating that Fadnavis could be inducted into the union Cabinet during a possible reshuffle and shifted to Delhi.
The speculation intensified after union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following protests over the alleged NEET paper leak issue. Fadnavis subsequently went to Delhi, triggering discussions that he could be give...