Devendra Fadnavis gets third term, to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM tomorrow

MUMBAI: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Fadnavis will meet Governor CP Radhakrishnan today, staking claim to form the government.

Fadnavis will also hold discussions with Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP leader Ajit Pawar today. Fadnavis expressed pride in being elected as the legislative party leader. He stated that he wouldn't be in this position without the support of 132 BJP MLAs.

He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his support. He said that the BJP's 'double engine' government would bring development in Maharashtra. This will be Fadnavis's third term as Maharashtra Chief Minister. He previously led the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance from 2014 to 2019 and briefly formed a government with Ajit Pawar in 2019, although it only lasted for five days.