Have already said I'll return for 2nd-term: Fadnavis on Maha CM post

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said he was the chief minister of not only the BJP but also the allies in the state government and exuded confidence that he would return for a second-term to the top post.

The post of chief minister has been a bone of contention between the BJP and the Shiv Sena and leaders from both the parties have spoken out of turn on it.

"I am chief minister of not only the BJP but also the Shiv Sena, RPI, Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (all allies in the state government). People will decide who will be the next chief minister. You need not worry. Our work will speak for us," he told party workers at the state executive meeting held here.

"I have already said this that I will return," Fadnavis said.

"Some people are raking up the issue of the chief minister's post. Don't fall into this trap. There are people from both parties who speak unnecessarily," he said.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut Sunday evening said there was no dispute between the two parties regarding the chief minister's post.

"There is no dispute over the chief minister's post between the Shiv Sena and BJP," he said, but refused to elaborate.

Raut also refused to comment on Fadnavis' statement that he was the "chief minister of the BJP and the Shiv Sena" and that he would return to the top post after the state polls.

Recently, there was also talk of Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray being the Sena's pick for the chief minister's post.

In response, Thackeray had said, "It is the people who will have to decide whether I am ready to occupy the post or not. I can't talk about it as this is the only thing which is not in my hand." Thackeray was speaking to a news channels Friday during his 'Jan Ashirwad' yatra in north Maharashtra.