Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has claimed that Maharashtra will soon have a third Deputy Chief Minister, asserting that the individual would emerge from the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction). According to ANI reports, Raut made this statement during an interaction with the media on Friday.

"...Maharashtra will get a third deputy CM soon. It will be someone from among them (Shiv Sena-Shinde)," Raut stated, indicating an impending political development within the state.