Maharashtra CM oath ceremony highlights: Only our roles have changed, says Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony highlights: Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar and other Mahayuti leaders will shortly be sworn-in at Mumbai's Azad Maidan, in the presence of PM Modi, JP Nadda and other top leaders and celebrities.
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony highlights: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra chief minister for the third time on Thursday, swapping roles with Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde, who was sworn in as deputy CM along with Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Ajit Pawar. Following the swearing-in ceremony, the first cabinet meeting of the new Mahayuti government, chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, is underway at Mumbai's Mantralaya....Read More
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony | Key Points
- BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra chief minister for his third term on Thursday, while Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde was sworn in as deputy CM along with Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Ajit Pawar.
- The swearing-in ceremony was a star-studded affair attended by Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan along with top politicians, including Union ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth among others.
- The delayed swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra government under Devendra Fadnavis comes after two weeks of intense negotiations following the assembly polls, voting for which took place on November 20 and results were declared on November 23.
- Eknath Shinde is said to have agreed to take up the role of deputy CM after reluctance, with his party urging him to be part of the Maharashtra government.
Maharashtra assembly election results 2024
Devendra Fadnavis had emerged as the frontrunner for the top post as the BJP alone secured 132 seats in the 288-member House. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Maharashtra, also known as ‘Mahayuti’, includes the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar camp of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
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Maharashtra CM oath ceremony live: Cabinet berths to be decided later, say sources
Sources in the Protocol department told HT that Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar will be sworn in as deputy chief ministers when BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis takes the oath as the state's chief minister.
The cabinet birth of elected MLAs will be decided later, as sources suggest there has been intense wrangling among Mahayuti allies to secure key portfolios.
(With inputs from Yogesh Naik in Mumbai)
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony live: Piyush Goyal congratulates Mahayuti alliance
Union Minister Piyush Goyal said he is looking forward to his "younger brother" Devendra Fadnavis becoming the chief minister of Maharashtra.
“I am happy that Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar will be joining the govt as Deputy CMs...the Mahayuti will once again continue to provide good governance, progress, speed of development and meet the aspirations of people of Maharashtra who have given us such a big victory,” said Goyal.
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony live: Fadnavis leaves for Siddhivinayak Temple
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony live: BJP leader asks MVA to stop questioning peoples' mandate
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde will provide a progressive government for the people of Maharashtra and blamed the opposition for raising apprehensions on “peoples' mandate”.
“Some people are still raising questions instead of accepting people's mandate...they are insulting people and levying allegations on EVMs...they are against Constitution,” he said.
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony live: BJP leader calls for MVA to ‘introspect’
“It is a proud day in Maharashtra today. Devendra Fadnavis will take oath and 2 deputy CMs will also be taking oath...this shows the victory of development. 'Maha Vinash Aghadi', which was trying to divide the society of Maharashtra...who was trying for vote jihad, this is a day for them to introspection. People of Maharashtra want to go forward with the vision of PM Modi's ‘Viksit Bharat’,” said BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari.
Maharashtra CM oath ceremony live: Sanjay Raut says Shinde will ‘never’ be CM again
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that the BJP had “used and thrown away” Eknath Shinde.
“The era of (Eknath) Shinde has ended, it was for two years only. They (BJP) needed him, now he has been used and thrown away by them. Shinde will never be CM of the state ever again,” said Raut.
Devendra Fadnavis oath ceremony live: Sena leader says party wants Eknath Shinde as deputy CM
Shiv Sena leader Raju Waghwmare said that party members desired to see caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde take oath as deputy CM in the new government.
“CM and two deputy CMs will take oath during today's swearing-in ceremony. One of deputy CMs post is of the Shiv Sena, so, definitely a Shiv Sena leader will take oath as deputy CM. All the Shiv Sena workers and people of Maharashtra want that Eknath Shinde should take oath as deputy CM,” said Waghwmare.
Devendra Fadnavis oath ceremony live: How Sena leaders convinced Shinde to join new government
The newly-elected Shiv Sena MLAs met party president Eknath Shinde on Wednesday to convince him to take up the post of deputy chief minister in the new Maharashtra government. The MLAs have been meeting Shinde, who is currently the caretaker chief minister, since the last two days to convince him to become part of the new government.
Despite the Shiv Sena winning 57 seats in the 288-member state assembly, party head Shinde is said to be not very keen on taking up the post of deputy CM, having served as the CM for nearly two-and-a-half years. Read more
Devendra Fadnavis oath ceremony live: Posters seen around Mumbai's Azad Maidan
Posters of Maharashtra CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar were seen around Mumbai's Azad Maidan, the venue for the swearing-in ceremony.
The Mumbai Police has issued a traffic advisory in view of the swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra chief minister and two deputy CMs at 5.30pm. Read more
Devendra Fadnavis oath ceremony live: Eknath Shinde urged to join cabinet
Maharashtra CM elect Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday urged caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde to join his new cabinet and administration. The BJP leader's request came after reports that Shinde was upset about being denied the top post after delivering a landslide victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance.
“Yesterday I met Eknath Shinde and requested him that it is the wish of Mahayuti workers that he should be with us in this government. I have full faith that he will be with us. We will fulfill the promises made to the people of Maharashtra,” said Fadnavis.
Amid reports of differences within the Mahayuti, Shiv Sena leaders continued to demand the chief minister post or a “respectable” position for Shinde, eventually leaving the call to the BJP's top leadership.
