Maharashtra CM oath-ceremony: Fadnavis takes oath as CM, Shinde and Pawar become deputies

Maharashtra CM oath-ceremony: BJP legislature party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the third time today at a grand ceremony held at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. NCP head Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde took oath as deputy chief ministers. Together with its allies Shiv Sena and NCP, the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition has a commanding majority of 230 seats. On Wednesday, Fadnavis, joined by Shinde and Pawar, met with state Governor CP Radhakrishnan to formally stake claim to form the government, presenting letters of support from the coalition partners.

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