Devendra Fadnavis Rescinds Resignation, Prepares for Assembly Polls
Devendra Fadnavis Rescinds Resignation, Prepares for Assembly Polls Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided to remain in his position following a party meeting where State BJP legislators expressed their confidence in him. This decision comes days after he offered to resign over BJP’s poor performance in the Maharashtra Lok Sabha election. Fadnavis announced his decision on Saturday, emphasizing that senior party leader Amit Shah also asked him to stay on. "I met Amit Shah who asked me to continue, and I will do that. We have a strategy and I have already started the work," Fadnavis stated. Fadnavis clarified that his resignation offer was not driven by emotions or disappointment over the electoral results. "I do not retreat; I fight back. In times of adversity, we can rebound with strength," he said, attributing the sentiment to teachings from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He attributed part of the electoral loss to a "fake narrative" that he c