Devendra Fadnavis Takes Oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister at BJP's Friday Blockbuster

On Friday, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra at a grand ceremony at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior BJP leaders, industrialists and Bollywood stars.

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with BJP President Amit Shah and Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Nitin Gadkari at the swearing-in ceremony at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai(Credit: Press Information Bureau)
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with BJP President Amit Shah and Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Nitin Gadkari at the swearing-in ceremony at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai(Credit: Press Information Bureau)
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  • It was a full-house at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
    It was a full-house at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
  • Giant pictures of PM Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and party patriarch LK Advani adorned the stadium
    Giant pictures of PM Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and party patriarch LK Advani adorned the stadium
  • Dignitaries at the ceremony included Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
    Dignitaries at the ceremony included Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
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  • Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray exchanged a few words with PM Modi at the ceremony (Credit: Press Trust of India)
    Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray exchanged a few words with PM Modi at the ceremony (Credit: Press Trust of India)
  • PM Modi and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray were seated five places apart at the swearing-in ceremony (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
    PM Modi and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray were seated five places apart at the swearing-in ceremony (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
  • BJP's Devendra Fadnavis taking the oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra (Credit:Press Information Bureau)
    BJP's Devendra Fadnavis taking the oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra (Credit:Press Information Bureau)
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  • Devendra Fadnavis shakes the hand of state governor C Vidyasagar Rao after being sworn-in (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
    Devendra Fadnavis shakes the hand of state governor C Vidyasagar Rao after being sworn-in (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
  • Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Credit: Press Information Bureau)
  • Mr Fadnavis waves to the crowd after he was sworn-in (Credit: Agence France-Presse)
    Mr Fadnavis waves to the crowd after he was sworn-in (Credit: Agence France-Presse)
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