Devendra Fadnavis was unexpectedly sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra while the coalition (Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena) were in talks to form a government in Maharashtra. NCP leader Ajit Pawar simultaneously took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
Thackeray, who is also the Shiv Sena president, was sworn-in as the chief minister on Thursday evening. Hours later, he presided over the first cabinet meeting.
Earlier, in a major political defeat for the Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday quit, hours after Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar also submitted his resignation, barely 80 hours after they were sworn in on November 23 early morning.
As Saturday morning brought surprise and amazement to many with a 180-degree-turnaround in the Maharashtra politics, it once again reinforced the fact that Amit Anilchandra Shah is the undisputed 'Chanakya', when it comes to Indian politics.
Reports are coming in from Maharashtra that Shiv Sena and Congress-NCP have agreed upon a common minimum programme in which the regional saffron party will get the CM post for a full tenure of 5 years while the Congress-NCP alliance will get to choose a deputy CM each.
Amid the deadlock over government formation in Maharashtra, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday reiterated that the state’s next chief minister would be from his party. Raut also said Sharad Pawar won't be next CM of Maharashtra, amid reports of the Shiv Sena making friendly overtures to the NCP.
Vijay Singh, a resident of Sion area who worked as a medical representative in a pharmaceutical firm, died after he was detained at the Wadala Truck Terminus police station for questioning in an assault case on Sunday
Activist Mohnish J. Jabalpure shot off the letter to the ED in Nagpur claiming that the government has directed officials of the police department to transfer the salary accounts of various departments to the private sector Axis Bank.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' 'Varsha' bungalow as a defaulter.
Around Rs 21,000 crore were distributed to farmers under the loan waiver scheme, while another 27,000 crore were given under various direct benefit transfer schemes, the chief minister said.
Mumbai: Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray said here he has discussed plans for revival of the vibrant Mumbai nightlife with Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis."I had a meeting with @CMOMaharashtra on my proposal for #MumbaiNightLife.
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New Delhi: Maintaining his being heckled at an event in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "pre-planned at a high level", Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday said he will not attend
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