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.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia called the oath-taking ceremony of the Maharashtra government a "historic day" for the state and expressed confidence that the newly formed Mahayuti government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde, and Ajit Pawar, will
Devendra Fadnavis returned as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday as head of the Mahayuti government. The oath ceremony of the Maharashtra government took place at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar were sworn in as his deputies.
Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, who took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Wednesday, congratulated Devendra Fadnavis on taking oath as Chief Minister and said that he would fully support the BJP leader and cooperate with him in running the government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his greetings to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on taking oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the third time.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that the state cabinet expansion will take place on December 7. Four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs will be inducted into the Assam cabinet and will take the oath of office at noon on that day.
On Thursday, a total of 11 MLAs took oath as Ministers in the JMM-led Mahagathbandhan government in Jharkhand, clearing the much awaited cabinet expansion in the state. The oath was administered by the state governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a swearing-in-ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on taking oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister for the third time.
Singer Udit Narayan, who attended the ceremony expressed his happiness after the new government took oath in Maharashtra and said, "I got the opportunity to come here on this historic occasion. I am happy that Devendra Fadnavis has become the CM..."