Devendra Fadnavis Swearing-In Ceremony Highlights: BJP legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as new chief minister of Maharashtra while allies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as deputy CMs at a grand ceremony at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Thursday evening.The event, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union ministers and chief ministers of various states besides thousands of supporters of the BJP-led Mahayuti, took place nearly two weeks after the results of the assembly elections were declared on November 23.
Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra New CM Live Updates: Fadnavis set to become CM for third time
Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn-in as the new chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening. He said on Wednesday that he will take oath at 5 30 PM. Along with Fadnavis, his two deputies will also take oath. Although Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) confirmed that he will take oath as the deputy CM, there has been no confirmation from the Eknath Shinde camp over the deputy CM post.