Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the third time in a grand ceremony at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai on Thursday evening. Along with him, Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Ajit Pawar were also sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. MNS chief Raj Thackeray congratulated Devendra Fadnavis.
Raj Thackeray wrote in a post on social media platform X that congratulations to my friend and Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis on taking oath as Chief Minister for the third time. He said that he should have actually got this opportunity in 2019, but what happened then and later in 2022 made him miss the opportunity. But this time, I hope that the people of Maharashtra have given an incredible majority to the leadership of Devendra Fadnavis, you will use it for this state, for the Marathi people here, Marathi language and culture.
Our party’s support to good initiative
Raj Thackeray said that our party will support any good initiative of the government for the next 5 years. But if we feel that the government is making mistakes, people are taking them lightly, even if it is not possible in the legislature, we will definitely make the government aware of their mistakes outside the legislature. Best wishes from Maharashtra Navnirman Sena to CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar and all their future cabinet colleagues.
The government will work with transparency
Let us tell you that immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, CM Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy CM Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar together reached the State Secretariat Ministry located in South Mumbai. Here the Chief Minister chaired the cabinet meeting and addressed a press conference. Devendra Fadnavis said in the ministry that our government will work with transparency for the welfare of the people. Referring to the small number of members of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Assembly, Fadnavis said that we do not want to engage in revenge politics.
Fadnavis also called for a radical change in the political culture in the state. Referring to the invitation given to prominent senior leaders like Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray for the swearing-in ceremony, he said that there should be political dialogue. Uddhav and Sharad did not attend the ceremony.
Assembly session held from 7th to 9th December
The state cabinet in its first meeting held in the evening recommended to the Governor that the assembly session be held from 7th to 9th December to administer oath to the new MLAs and the Speaker should be elected on the last day of the session. With BJP winning 132 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly elections, Devendra Fadnavis emerged as a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister. The constituents of the Mahayuti – BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP have a total of 230 seats in the Assembly.