According to reports, Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will take the oath of office as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister on Thursday in Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP will take the oath of office as the state’s chief minister.
Apart from Shinde, NCP leader Ajit Pawar will also take oath as the second deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, reported ANI.
Earlier today, Fadnavis asked the Sena leader to join his future cabinet. “Yesterday I met Eknath Shinde and told him that it is the wish of Mahayuti workers that he should be with us in this government. I have full faith that he will be with us… We will fulfil the promises made to the people of Maharashtra,” said the chief minister-designate.
Asked about whether he would take oath tomorrow, Shinde said he would announce his decision in the evening.
Eknath Shinde wanted to become the chief minister of Maharashtra. However, the BJP, the single-largest party in the state assembly, refused to budge on his demand.
He later declared that he would back the BJP’s chief minister pick. He also went to Thane for several days citing health issues, triggering speculation of internal discord in the coalition. He returned to Mumbai on Tuesday.
Earlier today, Devendra Fadnavis was elected as the Leader of the Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party. He met Governor CP Radhakrishnan to stake a claim to form the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra.
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Source: HT
