Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule wants Devendra Fadnavis as CM, party placates miffed Eknath Shinde

NAGPUR: Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule's remark on Sunday that he wishes to see "Fadnavis as CM" ruffled feathers in the governing alliance, so much so that cabinet minister Sudhir Mungantiwar had to placate chief minister Eknath Shinde at an event later in the day.
Bawankule said, "It's our responsibility that the 2014-19 era should come back to Maharashtra. We should back Devendra ji and he should get the top post in the state. During my tenure as BJP chief, he should become (crowd says CM), yes."
Sudhir tried to defuse the situation by making a statement at an event Shinde attended here. "I'll pray to God that you remain CM as long as you wish to," he said.