Maharashtra Midnight Drama Dominates Headlines On Sunday
The leading newspapers on Sunday came up with creative headlines, with most of them expressing surprise over how - within few hours - tables turned on Saturday midnight and Devendra Fadnavis took the oath of the office of chief minister of Maharashtra for a second term, with NCP's Ajit Pawar as his deputy. "The Real Day-Night Test Is In Mumbai", read the headline of The Sunday Times' Delhi edition's lead story. The Asian Age came up with a one-word headline - "WTFadnavis". "While you were sleeping" was the headline at the Sunday Express.
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The Times of India headlined Maharashtra government formation story as "The Real Day-Night Test Is In Mumbai". The leading English daily took an editorial stance in the opening strap, "The dramatic developments of Friday night and Saturday prove that even a few hours - let alone a week - is a long time in politics".
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The Sunday Express also highlighted the Devendra Fadnavis' oath-taking as the lead story. "While you were sleeping", the Express headline read. It further reported on dramatic turn of events during the Saturday night and Supreme Court hearing scheduled for today.
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"Maharashtra drama continues: Fadnavis is CM, Ajit his deputy", The Hindustan Times headline read. In the opening para of the lead story, the HT reported how most newspapers reported that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will be the next chief minister of Maharashtra, and on the TV, the Devendra Fadnavis had already taken the oath of the office.
