Maharashtra, December 4, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau)- Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on December 5, as he was unanimously elected as the state BJP legislature party leader at its meeting in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The swearing-in ceremony will be held in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Devendra Fadnavis’s name was finalised for the top post at the BJP’s core committee meet held here ahead of the legislature party meeting.
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and Devendra Fadnavis were present in the BJP’s core committee meeting.
The BJP has appointed Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani as central observers for its Maharashtra legislature party’s meeting.
Ahead of the legislature party meeting, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said the Mahayuti partners will meet Governor CP Radhakrishnan at 3.30pm on Wednesday to stake a claim to form a government in the state.
Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra CM news updates
- On Tuesday, Devendra Fadnavis met caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence, ‘Varsha,’ in Munbai, the first in-person meeting since their discussions in Delhi last week for government formation.
- While the hour-long meeting’s details remained unclear, some political observers view it as an outreach effort by the BJP to placate an ally which is weighing its options, while others believe it served as a preliminary discussion regarding the swearing-in ceremony set for December 5.
- Preparations are on in full swing for the swearing-in ceremony to be held on Thursday at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai as well as nearly 2,000 VVIPs and 40,000 supporters.
- Several Union ministers, and 19 chief ministers and deputy CMs of various states are also expected to attend the ceremony. BJP leader Prasad Lad has said the ceremony will be a “historic moment” for Maharashtra.
- There are indications that the distribution of portfolios among the three allies might not be a smooth process. Sena leaders on Monday said that as per the “convention” of alliance politics, their party should get the home portfolio if the CM post went to the BJP.
- The BJP achieved remarkable success in the November 20 Maharashtra election securing 132 out of the 288 assembly seats in the state, marking its best performance in the state, so far.
- Together with its allies – the Shiv Sena led by caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar’s NCP, the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition has a commanding majority of 230 seats.
Summary: Devendra Fadnavis is set to be sworn in as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister tomorrow at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.