Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra CM-designate Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday evening called up PM Modi and invited him for his swearing in-ceremony, to be held on Thursday. Earlier in the day, he met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Wednesday. Uddhav was accompanied by his wife Rashmi to the Raj Bhawan. Uddhav, who was picked as the leader of Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress alliance, will sworn-in as Maharashtra chief minister on Thursday (November 27) evening. Governor Koshyari has asked him to send him the list of supporting MLAs by December 3. Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar has broken silence for the first time since stepping down as the deputy CM and said he is with the NCP. Ajit Pawar was greeted by Sharad Pawar’s Supriya Sule at the Assembly with a hug indicating that all was well withing the family now. After an eventful Tuesday witnessed resignations of Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar as CM and deputy CM respectively, Maharashtra politics started another chapter on Wednesday with the 288 members of the Assembly taking oath. The oath was administered by newly appointed Protem Speaker Kalidas Kolambkar during the special Assembly session which began at 8am. Uddhav is first from the Thackeray family to become CM of Maharashtra. In the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, the BJP is the single-largest party with 105 MLAs. The Shiv Sena has 56 MLAs, Sharad Pawar’s NCP 54 the Congress 44.
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Late evening on Wednesday, Maharashtra CM designate invited PM Modi to his swearing-in ceremony, scheduled to take place on Thursday. The shiv Sena, Congress and NCP alliance is all set to form the government in the state.
Poster of Ajit Pawar put up in Baramati by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers. Poster states "...let us decide now what you should or should not do. Whole Maharashtra is looking towards you as a future Chief Minister".
Apart from Chief Minister, Shiv Sena to have 15 ministers, NCP to have Deputy Chief Minister and 13 other ministers. Congress to have Assembly Speaker and 13 ministers, ANI reported.
Ajit Pawar attends NCP meet in Mumbai Ajit Pawar after attending NCP meet: Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray) will take oath tomorrow, I have informed our MLAs about that programme and told them that all of us have to be there.
Shiv Sena leader Vinayak Raut on Uddhav Thackeray swearing-in ceremony: Around 400 farmers from various districts of Maharashtra have been invited for Uddhav Thackeray's swearing-in ceremony tomorrow. To give respect to the farmers, family members of those farmers who committed suicide have also been invited.
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on swearing-in-ceremony: All Congress Chief Ministers, MK Stalin, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have been invited for the swearing-in ceremony tomorrow.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will take oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Thursday, November 28. Preparations are underway at Shivaji Park, the venue of the swearing-in ceremony.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has refused to comment on an alliance with Ajit Pawar. "I will say the right thing at the right time, don't worry," Fadnavis told reporters when asked whether it was a mistake to get support from the NCP leader.
Leaders of Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress are meeting at Sharad Pawar's Mumbai house 'Silver Oak' to discuss portfolio division and other details of the alliance. The common minimum programme of the Maha Vikas Aghadi is also likely be sealed during the meeting. Will Ajit Pawar get a ministry?
My personal opinion is that BJP should not have taken support of Ajit Pawar. He is an accused in the massive irrigation scam and faces many allegations, so we should not have allied with him, says senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse.
We are committed to making a new Maharashtra. There are several first time MLAs and we all felt proud while taking oath. Want to serve the people of the state, says Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray
In the end, he (Ajit Pawar) admitted his mistake. It is a family matter and (Sharad) Pawar Sahib has forgiven him. He is very much in the party and his position in the party has not changed, says NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik.
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Maharashtra Congress president Balasahab Thorat has said that the Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress alliance is yet to finalise any name for deputy CM. Uddhav Thackeray will be taking oath as Maharashtra CM on Thursday evening.
Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra CM-designate Uddhav Thackeray and his wife met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhawan. Uddhav was picked as 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' coalition leader on Tuesday after Devendra Fadnavis resigned as CM.
Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thakeray visited Mumbai's famous Siddhi Vinayak temple ahead of taking oath as an MLA at the Maharashtra Assembly. Aaditya won the assembly election from Worli.
BJP's Devendra Fadnavis, NCP leaders Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Congress leaders and former chief ministers Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj and former speakers Dilip Walse Patil (NCP) and Haribhau Bagade (BJP) among the members to take oath early.
NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, grand nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar, said party leaders were happy to know that Ajit Pawar is with them. "We are happy that Ajit Pawar has come back. He is also here today. He is a part of NCP. Going forward, we would work under his guidance," Rohit Pawar said.
Welcoming cousin Ajit Pawar at the Assembly with a hug, Supriya Sule said she never had any rift with him. | READ MORE HERE
The special session of Maharastra Assembly called by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari is underway. All 288 MLAs will be administered oath by Protem Speaker Kalidas Kolambkar . | FE EXPLAINED - What is Protem Speaker
Talking to reporters outside Maharashtra Assembly, NCP leader Supriya Sule thanked people of Maharashtra for standing with the party. She said that there are a lot of new responsibilities and everone has a role in the party.
Supriya Sule welcomed her cousin Ajit Pawar with a hug at the Assembly. Pawar had dramatically switched sides to join hands with the BJP and took oath as deputy CM last Saturday. He, however, resigned and returned to the NCP fold three days later on Tuesday.
NCP leader and Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule greeted former CM Devendra Fadnavis as he entered the Maharashtra Assembly to take oath as an MLA.