Devendra Fadnavis to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM on December 5

Mangalore Today /PTI

Mumbai, December 04, 2024: Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra CM on December 5. He was unanimously elected as Maharashtra BJP legislature party leader in Mumbai.

The swearing-in ceremony will be held in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Devendra Fadnavis’s name was finalised for the top post at the BJP’s core committee meet held here ahead of the legislature party meeting.

Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani and Devendra Fadnavis were present in the BJP’s core committee meeting.

The BJP has appointed Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani as central observers for its Maharashtra legislature party’s meeting.

Ahead of the legislature party meeting, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said the Mahayuti partners will meet Governor CP Radhakrishnan at 3.30pm on Wednesday to stake a claim to form a government in the state.

The BJP achieved remarkable success in the November 20 Maharashtra election securing 132 out of the 288 assembly seats in the state, marking its best performance in the state, so far.