India, April 7 -- Several Shiv Sena ministers heaved a sigh of relief after clear indications of a truce between chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde. In the past few weeks, there have not a single probe announced or stay ordered by Fadnavis on decisions of the Shinde-led previous government. A circular was also issued on March 18 restoring the system that was in effect since 2023 to route the files on policy decisions through both the deputy chief ministers before putting them before the chief minister for final approval.

Several Shiv Sena ministers are relieved that the 'cold war' has ended as they had to do a balancing act between their boss (Shinde) and the head of government (Fadnavis). "You can't...