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Devendra Fadnavis Sworn in as Maharashtra CM for Third Term with PM Modi in Attendance

SHAIKH JAHUR   published:  ০৫ ডিসেম্বর, ২০২৪, ০৯:৪২ পিএম

Devendra Fadnavis Sworn in as Maharashtra CM for Third Term with PM Modi in Attendance

Devendra Fadnavis Sworn in as Maharashtra CM for Third Term with PM Modi in Attendance

Maharashtra CM Oath Ceremony Live: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is all set to take oath as Maharashtra's chief minister for the third term. The swearing-in ceremony will take place on Thursday, December 5, at 5:30 pm at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. An official invitation card released by the state government confirms Fadnavis's appointment, following the Mahayuti alliance's decisive victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Fadnavis, with outgoing chief minister Eknath Shinde and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, will meet Governor C P Radhakrishnan today to formally stake claim to form the government. The BJP legislative party unanimously elected Fadnavis as its leader during a meeting at the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan, where Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani served as central observers. Chandrakant Patil and Sudhir Mungantiwar formally proposed Fadnavis's name for the position.

During his acceptance speech, Fadnavis thanked the party and the people of Maharashtra as he called the elections "historic" and emphasized that it is the trust of the people which has been placed in Mahayuti. He even borrowed slogans from Prime Minister Modi, saying, "Ek hai toh safe hai" and "Modi hai toh mumkin hai." He even thanked Shinde, Pawar, and other leaders of the alliance for support.

The preparation for the oath-taking ceremony has already begun in full gear. Fadnavis, Shinde, and Pawar of Mahayuti visited Azad Maidan on Wednesday to survey the preparations. It will formally introduce a strong majority Maharashtra Assembly to power, having 288 members. Leaders from NDA, various chief ministers, and many other eminent people would attend the swearing-in ceremony.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Shiv Sena leader, Eknath Shinde over social media after he took an oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra at the oath ceremony held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

Devendra Fadnavis Oath Ceremony: Congratulations given by PM Modi to the newly elected Maharashtra CM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Devendra Fadnavis after he took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister for the third time at a grand ceremony in Mumbai.

Post the oath-taking, Fadnavis met Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Modi to express gratitude for their support. The event was held at Azad Maidan where some of the prominent political personalities of the country were present there including Union Ministers, CMs, and Deputy CMs from NDA-ruled states. The ceremony marked a new beginning for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra.

Shinde's oath as the Deputy CM comes after a pivotal role he played in the political realignment within the state, which actually led to the formation of the Mahayuti alliance. The ceremony, which was attended by numerous political leaders, witnessed Devendra Fadnavis taking the oath for the third time as the Chief Minister, ushering in a new chapter for the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition government in Maharashtra.

Maharashtra CM Oath Ceremony Live: PM Modi meets Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states at Maharashtra government oath ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states during the swearing-in ceremony of Maharashtra's new government at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

The event saw Devendra Fadnavis taking the oath as Chief Minister, along with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Ministers. The presence of several key political leaders, including Union Ministers and NDA allies, underscored the significance of the ceremony, marking a new chapter for the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra.