The oath-taking ceremony was held at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Governor CP Radhakrishnan, who administered Bhujbal's oath.
Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule welcomed NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal joining the state cabinet. Bhujbal, an experienced politician and OBC leader, is expected to strengthen the government and help achieve the goal of a developed Maharashtra under the ruling coalition.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday welcomed the Union government's decision to conduct a caste census along with the decadal census, calling it a long-pending demand since 1992.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal supports Maharashtra's decision to make Marathi mandatory in government offices, emphasizing the importance of learning local languages.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) challenging the bail granted to former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and current NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal in a money-laundering case.
"We have opposed this. This is an attempt to destroy our country's federal structure. This bill has been introduced so that the political power of the states and country remains with one person...The party that spends the most money in elections would be BJP," Raut told reporters.
On Monday, Chhagan Bhujbal said that it would not make a difference if he wasn't made a minister in the Maharashtra cabinet because he is never finished, implying that he still remains relevant.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asked to hold elections on ballot paper if people have doubts and said that the Election Commissioner should also be elected by the people.
Bhujbal said that nothing can be said about the decision taken by party leaders. Bhujbal said party leaders informed him that senior leaders were not included to give a chance to new people.
Notably, a total of 280 MLAs have taken oath till today, while 8 are remaining to take oath. Few MLAs missed taking oath due to personal reasons, they can take oath tomorrow or some later date in Speaker's chamber also.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashok Chavan on Thursday welcomed the newly formed government in Maharashtra, stating that the state has finally got a stable government that will pave the way for progress.
Of 288 assembly constituencies, the ruling Mahayuti secured 230 seats in the assembly polls, the results for which came on Saturday. The BJP won 132 seats while its allies- the Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, won 57 seats, and the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar, won 41 seats.