The ceremony was held with the presence of prominent leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Prominent celebrities including cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Madhuri Dixit and others were also present.
Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar confirmed that party MLAs urged Eknath Shinde to accept the Deputy CM post in Maharashtra's cabinet. Shinde is considering the position, awaiting guidance from PM Modi and HM Shah. Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar are also set for key roles ahead of the Ma
Earlier today, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami extended his best wishes to Maharashtra CM-designate Devendra Fadnavis and expressed confidence that Fadnavis will work towards the all-round development of Maharashtra.
"I wish the Chief Minister of Maharashtra all the best. I hope he lives up to all the commitments that he has made to the people of Maharashtra. It took the government over 10 days, to decide the CM face... Considering there are so many differences among the three, I hope that the people of
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday took a jibe at outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after the Mahayuti alliance picked Devendra Fadnavis to be the next CM, saying that "Shinde era is over" and he will never be CM again.
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra Chief Minister designate Devendra Fadnavis, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Thursday said that the Mahayuti alliance is not forming government in the interest of the people.
Fadnavis is scheduled to take oath as the Chief Minister after being unanimously chosen as Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party earlier today. Fadnavis, Shinde and Pawar called on Governor CP Radhakrishnan to stake claim to form the Mahayuti government.
Pawar, in response to Shinde's reply said, "Sham tak unka samaj aayega (We will know about Shinde by evening), I will take it (oath), I will not wait." Shinde then said, "Dada (Ajit Pawar) has experience of taking (oath) both in the morning and evening."
"Eknath Shinde in his capacity as President of Shiv Sena and head of Shiv Sena's Legislature Party, has given a letter recommending my name for the post of Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Along with this, Nationalist Congress Party President and Legislature Party leader Ajit Dada Pawar has