Fadnavis, Shinde, Ajit Pawar take oath: See photos
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Image Source : PTIDevendra Fadnavis on Thursday took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister, while Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were sworn in as deputy chief ministers at a grand ceremony in south Mumbai’s sprawling Azad Maidan.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union ministers and chief ministers of various states besides thousands of supporters of the Mahayuti alliance were present at the ceremony.
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The oath taking ceremony took place almost a fortnight after results of the assembly elections were declared on November 23.
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Chief ministers of various NDA-ruled states were also present, including Yogi Adityanath, Nitish Kumar, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mohan Yadav and Pramod Sawant.
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Fadnavis, 54, elected from Nagpur South West constituency, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor C P Radhakrishnan, who also swore in Shinde (60) and Pawar (65).
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Ajit Pawar has now firmly come out of the shadow of his formidable uncle Sharad Pawar, more than a year after he rebelled against the NCP founder.
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A huge crowd including celebrities, cricketers and industrialists gathered to witness the oath-taking ceremony of Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai.
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Ajit Pawar took oath as a deputy CM in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government at a grand ceremony on Thursday evening.
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde addressed a press conference soon after taking oath said he will work for the common man of the state.