PM’s post is booked till 2029, says Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the Prime Minister’s post was reserved until 2029, indicating that Narendra Modi would stay on and that there was no question of anyone from Maharashtra getting the job before then. He made the remark in Mumbai, at the 2019 edition of the Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Awards.

A Maharashtrian as Prime Minister?

Fadnavis was answering a question on whether he would like to see a leader from Maharashtra become Prime Minister. He said the post was taken for 2024 and 2029, so nobody else could occupy it, but that at some point after that he would certainly like to see a Maharashtrian reach the top job.

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh conducted the conversation with Fadnavis at the event, which was organised and hosted by the Lokmat Group.

On the Sena-BJP alliance

Recalling how the pre-poll alliance between the Shiv Sena and the BJP was sealed, Fadnavis joked that when the BJP team reached Matoshree, Uddhav Thackeray’s wife Rashmi served them snacks such as vada pav and sabudana khichdi, after which nothing was left to discuss. On a more serious note, he said the Sena and the BJP had always been close allies that worked together.

What happened next

The BJP won 303 of 543 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election and Narendra Modi was sworn in for a second term on 30 May 2019. In June 2024 he began a third term after the BJP-led NDA retained power.

See also: Bharatiya Janata Party and political leaders.

Originally published on 21 February 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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