Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said that the party's winning MLAs will not take the oath of office on Saturday during the ongoing special session of Maharashtra Legsilative Assembly.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Saturday.
Maharashtra's new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, at the Vidhan Bhavan complex in Mumbai on Saturday.
The BJP MLA took oath in the Maharashtra Raj Bhawan administered by the state governor CP Radhakrishnan in the presence of the newly elected Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Earlier, newly elected Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis assumed office after taking oath as the CM for the third time. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was also present on the occasion while Fadnavis was taking charge of the ministry.
"Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took charge of the ministry today evening after the swearing-in ceremony. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was present on this occasion," wrote CMO Maharashtra in a social media post on X.
Maharashtra Chief Minsiter Devendra Fadnavis on Friday paid tribute to eminent social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar and said that the country can never repay Babasaheb.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar paid tribute to the eminent social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar on the occasion of 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas at the Shivaji Park.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Avinash Rai Khanna on Thursday expressed happiness over formation of BJP-led government in Maharashtra and said Devendra Fadnavis is "a great asset" for the party.
Consul General of Israel to Midwest India, Mumbai, Kobbi Shoshani, attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra government on Thursday and lauded the power of India as a democracy.