Uddhav Sena favours Fadnavis, Shinde camp backs Shrikant Shinde for Education Ministry

4 min readPuneJul 27, 2026 08:09 PM IST Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, right, with party leader Sanjay Raut, left, and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray during a joint press conference at Matoshree, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) While the Modi Government has roped in Prahlad Joshi as the Education Minister in place of Dharmendra Pradhan, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is hoping that MP Shrikant Shinde would soon get the charge of the Union Education Ministry during the cabinet expansion. On the other hand, the Shiv Sena (UBT) strongly believes that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would become the Union Education Minister. ”We strongly believe that Devendra Fadnavis will become the Union Education Minister soon. Prahlad Joshi has been appointed the interim education m