Maharashtra CM Oath Ceremony: The Chief Minister will be sworn in on 5 December in Maharashtra. BJP has finally announced the oath ceremony. The oath ceremony of the Maharashtra government will be held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also attend the oath ceremony.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held on December 5 in Maharashtra
Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule said, "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, Mahayuti has got a historic victory in Maharashtra. The swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government will be held on December 5 at 5 pm at Azad Maidan in Mumbai in the presence of Prime Minister Modi."
Devendra Fadnavis is the front-runner for the post of Chief Minister.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday announced that the new government of the Mahayuti alliance will be formed in Maharashtra on December 5. Meanwhile, claims are also being made that Devendra Fadnavis is the frontrunner in the race to become the next Chief Minister. In the assembly elections held on November 20 in Maharashtra, the Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sen, a and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) retained power by winning 230 out of 288 seats. BJP emerged as the largest party by winning 132 seats, while Shiv Sena won 57 and NCP won 41 seats.
However, even after the announcement of election results on November 23, there has been no decision on who will be the Chief Minister. Shinde, Fadnav, is and Pawar met BJP President J.P. Nadda and Union Minister Amit Shah late Thursday night to discuss an agreement to form the next government in Maharashtra.
Eknath Shinde had suddenly gone to his native village. age
The crucial meeting of the Mahayuti, scheduled for Friday, was postponed after caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde left for his native village in Satara district and will now likely be held on Sunday. Shinde has made it clear that he will fully support the BJP leadership's decision regarding the next chief minister and will not be an obstacle in the process. Meanwhile, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has supported Fadnavis for the chief minister's post.
The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has suffered a major setback in the assembly elections. The Congress recorded its worst performance in state assembly elections, winning only 16 seats. Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) managed to win only 10 seats, while Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) won 20 seats.
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