Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra CM for 3rd time; Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar as deputies at star-studded show
Devendra Fadnavis took oath as chief minister on December 5. Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as deputy chief ministers. The Mahayuti alliance achieved a historic victory, winning 235 seats, while the Maha Vikas Aghadi secured only 50 seats.
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra for the third term during a mega oath-taking ceremony at Mumbai's historic Azad Maidan on December 5.
Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) head Ajit Pawar also took oath as deputy chief ministers during the star-studded event, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top brass from the BJP. Top Bollywood stars, including Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, and corporate celebrities, including Mukesh Ambani, also attended the event.
Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office to the three Mahayuti leaders. The ministers in Fadnavis' cabinet will be sworn in later.
This is Fadnavis's third term as chief minister. In his first term, he served between 2014 and 2019. In his second term, he served for five days on November 25.
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The Mahayuti alliance scripted a historic victory in the assembly elections by winning 235 seats in the 288-member House, trouncing the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which won just 50 seats.
Fadnavis is the most prominent face of BJP in Maharashtra – a state where the saffron party has largely relied on regional parties to be in power.
With a strike rate of almost 90 per cent, the BJP led by Fadnavis won 132 seats — the highest among all allies in 2024 assembly polls. Shinde Sena won 57 seats, and Ajit Pawar-led NCP won 41 seats.
The assembly elections in Maharashtra were held in a single phase on November 20 and the results were announced on November 23.
Apart from Modi, the swearing-in of the new government saw Union home minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, Union Ministers, chief ministers of NDA-led state governments, former Maharashtra chief ministers, foreign diplomats, actors from Hindi and Marathi film industries and beneficiaries of the Ladki Bahin welfare scheme, in attendance.
As many as 40,000 people were expected to attend the event which included VVIP's and workers from all three Mahayuti parties – the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the NCP.
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First Published:5 Dec 2024, 05:43 PM IST
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