The swearing-in ceremony of the brand new Maharashtra chief minister might be held on December 5 at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule introduced amid suspense over who will take the oath.
“Oath-taking ceremony of the Maha-Yuti Authorities in Maharashtra
Will probably be held within the presence of the pleasure of the world, Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 5 PM at Azad Maidan, Mumbai,” the BJP chief posted on X.
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Bawankule’s comment comes amid continued suspense over the chief minister choose, days after the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering-led Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide win within the state meeting elections.
Shinde, Fadnavis, Pawar met Shah and Nadda
On Thursday, caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, met Union residence minister Amit Shah and BJP nationwide president JP Nadda to debate authorities formation within the state.
A key Mahayuti alliance assembly was delay and rescheduled for Sunday as Eknath Shinde headed to his native village in Satara district.
The BJP emerged as the only largest occasion, successful 132 seats, adopted by allies Shiv Sena with 57 and NCP with 41 seats.
Senior Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Shirsat on Saturday advised ANI that Shinde will make a major choice by Sunday.
“In keeping with me, each time Eknath Shinde thinks that he wants a while to assume he goes to his native village. By tomorrow night, he’ll take a giant choice. It may be something, a political choice…. All the pieces might be cleared by Monday night… The oath-taking ceremony needs to be held earlier than the fifth of December as we now have preparations on this method…” the Sena chief mentioned.
Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, thought of a frontrunner for the highest put up, mentioned,”In our Mahayuti alliance, there has by no means been a distinction of opinion. Now we have at all times made choices collectively. Earlier than the elections, we introduced that the choice relating to the Chief Minister’s put up can be taken collectively after the outcomes.”
“A couple of folks had doubts, however Eknath Shinde ji has clarified these as we speak. We are going to quickly meet our leaders and finalise the choice,” Fadnavis was quoted by ANI as saying.
(With company inputs)
