Ajit Pawar Takes Oath As Deputy Chief Minister Of Maharashtra
Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra Thursday evening, capping nearly two weeks of suspense and a tug-of-war between the BJP and the Shiv Sena over the top post.
Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP boss Ajit Pawar, whose stellar returns in last month's election boosted the Mahayuti alliance to a thumping win, were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers, in that order, retaining the existing 1+2 formula, albeit with the big tweak in favour of Mr Fadnavis.
