Hours after being named because the BJP’s Maharashtra chief minister choose, Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday staked a declare to kind a authorities within the state. He’ll take oath because the Maharashtra CM in Mumbai tomorrow.
Flanked by Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis met Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan within the Raj Bhavan.
“We have now met the Governor and handed over the letter of assist to stake declare to kind the federal government within the state. The Governor has invited us to the oath ceremony tomorrow at 5.30 pm,” Fadnavis stated.
Union minister Vijay Rupani at the moment stated two deputy chief ministers will take oath together with the Maharashtra chief minister at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan tomorrow.
The union minister, nonetheless, did not reveal the names of the deputy chief ministers. NCP’s Ajit Pawar is more likely to be one of many two deputy CMs.
Rupani, the BJP’s central observer for Maharashtra, stated the names of different cupboard ministers shall be finalised after discussions with the Mahayuti companions.
He additional stated there aren’t any variations throughout the coalition. “There aren’t any variations in Mahayuti, all are pleased and every little thing is properly,” stated Rupani.
The Bharatiya Janata Celebration at the moment unanimously selected Devendra Fadnavis because the chief of the Maharashtra BJP Legislative Celebration, paving the best way for his coronation because the Maharashtra CM.
The choice was introduced ten days after the landslide Mahayuti victory within the Maharashtra elections. Eknath Shinde had additionally claimed the put up; nonetheless, he later relented saying he would again the BJP’s CM choose.
After his election, Fadnavis termed the meeting ballot victory “historic” and reiterated the “Ek Hain to Secure Hain” rhetoric of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“I thank everybody from the legislative social gathering that you just all selected me unanimously. And I thank our central observers Rupani ji and Nirmala ji additionally. As you all know these have been historic elections and these elections have proved that ‘Ek Hain to Secure Hain’ and ‘Modi Hai to Mumkin hai’. We have now restarted our collection of victories with Haryana and now Maharashtra has given such a thumping mandate. I fully bow down earlier than the Maharashtra voters. I additionally thank CM Eknath Shinde ji and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar together with Athawale ji and our different allies,” he stated.
The BJP-led Mahayuti gained 235 seats. The outcomes marked a major milestone for the BJP, which emerged because the single-largest social gathering with 132 seats. The Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Celebration gained 57 and 41 seats respectively.
With inputs from ANI
