Fadnavis is scheduled to take oath as the Chief Minister on December 5 after being unanimously chosen as Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party earlier in the day.
"Mahayuti received unprecedented and unparalleled mandate, seats of Shiv Sena and NCP also increased under the leadership of Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. BJP's striking rate is historical...today unanimously we chose Devendra Fadnavis as the Leader of Maharashtra and soon we will stake clai
Names of other cabinet ministers will be finalised soon after discussions with partners in the Mahayuti alliance- the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) and the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar), said the Union Minister.
Addressing the meeting of the BJP legislative party, the chief minister-elect extended his gratitude towards all leaders and MLAs present in the meeting for unanimously choosing him as the Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party. He further expressed gratitude to caretaker Chief Minis
After meeting the Election Commission over the Maharashtra assembly election result, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday slammed BJP, saying that the Mahayuti government has not won because of the votes of the people but the BJP people sitting in Delhi.
Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday held a meeting with concerned officials to take stock of the preparations for the event to be held at Chaityabhoomi on the death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar on December 6
Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday held a meeting with concerned officials to take stock of the preparations for the event to be held at Chaityabhoomi on the death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar on December 6.
The Mahayuti alliance, led by the BJP, secured a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections held on November 23. However, the alliance has yet to finalize its Chief Ministerial candidate.
Mahayuti alliance leaders visited Mumbai's Azad Maidan to oversee preparations for the oath-taking ceremony of the new Chief Minister on December 5. The event will be attended by senior NDA leaders, Chief Ministers, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As the Mahayuti has yet to declare the Chief Minister face of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena MP from Kalyan Shrikant Shinde on Monday refuted the rumours of him becoming the Deputy CM of Maharashtra and said that he is not in the race for any ministerial position in the state.
"I don't understand what the problem with the UBT Sena is. They have had only a narrative on who shall become the CM even before they were ousted out of power. They didn't even have the numbers still Sanjay Raut would make a comment every morning and Nana Patole would say the CM is ours.