Even though Ajit Pawar has once again become Maharashtra finance minister, Eknath Shinde is the Chief Minister and his decision will be final, stated Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar.

Last year, one of the reasons which was cited by the disgruntled Sena MLAs led by Shinde who rebelled against Uddhav and brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was that Ajit Pawar, then finance minister, did not give funds to their constituencies.