Have already said I'll return for second-term: Fadnavis on Maha CM post

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed confidence Sunday that he would return for a second-term on the top post after the Assembly polls slated for later this year, saying his work will speak for him.

"I am chief minister of not just the BJP but also the Shiv Sena, RPI, Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (all allies in the state government). People will decide who will be the next chief minister. You need not worry. Our work will speak for us," he told party workers at the state executive meeting held here.

"I have already said this that I will return," Fadnavis said.

"Some people are raking up the issue of the chief minister's post. Don't fall into this trap. There are people from both parties who speak unnecessarily," he said.

The post of chief minister has been a bone of contention between the BJP and the Shiv Sena and leaders from both the parties have spoken out of turn on it.

Recently, there was also talk of Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray being the Sena's pick for the chief minister's post.

In response, Thackeray had said, "It is the people who will have to decide whether I am ready to occupy the post or not. I can't talk about it as this is the only thing which is not in my hand."