Surgical Strike in Maharashtra Politics : BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis Takes oath as Chief Minister

Mumbai : Surgical Strike in Maharashtra Politics. The BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister for a second term at Raj Bhavan this morning around 8 A.M . Nationalist Conference Party chief Sharad Pawar’s nephew, Ajit Pawar, takes oath as deputy CM.

The move comes at a time when deliberations between the Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena to form a government in the state reached the final stage on Friday and the three parties inched closer to announce an alliance. After the first joint meeting on Friday, the three parties said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will be the Chief Minister.

Ajit Pawar's decision to support the BJP to form the Maharashtra Government is his personal decision and not that of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
We place on record that we do not support or endorse this decision of his.

— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) November 23, 2019

“Maharashtra needed a stable government, not a khichidi shaasan (mishmash government),” Mr Fadnavis said after taking oath today, adding that the Shiv Sena “did not follow people’s mandate”. “We were invited by the Governor to form government. I thank NCP for supporting us,” he added.

Congratulations to @Dev_Fadnavis Ji and @AjitPawarSpeaks Ji on taking oath as the CM and Deputy CM of Maharashtra respectively. I am confident they will work diligently for the bright future of Maharashtra.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 23, 2019

1. NCP says Sharad Pawar didn’t know.

2. Sharad Pawar says he didn’t know.

3. If this is true, the only possibility is that Amit Shah has broken the NCP from under Sharad Pawar’s nose, convincing nephew to dump uncle.#MaharashtraPolitics pic.twitter.com/V47xBW01wL

— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) November 23, 2019

On Friday, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari cancelled his weekend trip to Delhi for a three-day conference and decided to stay in Mumbai. Mr Fadnavis and Mr Pawar were administered the oath by Governor at around 8 am today.

According to a Home Ministry notification, President Ram Nath Kovind issued the proclamation for revocation of the central rule this morning. The President’s Rule was revoked at 5:47 am today.

WATCH: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut addresses the media in Mumbai https://t.co/x25iBkbDnP

— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2019

After taking oath as the Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar told reporters: “From the day the results were announced to this day…. no party was able to form the government. Maharashtra was facing many issues, including farmer issues. So we decided to form a stable government.” The entire legislature party of the NCP has given support to form a government, according to top BJP sources. The NCP joining the central government will be decided at a later stage, the sources added.

Congratulations to Shri Ajit Pawar ji on taking oath as Deputy CM of Maharashtra and for taking the right decision that is aligned to the wishes and interest of the people of Maharashtra.@AjitPawarSpeaks #MaharashtraPolitics #Maharashtra

— Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (@ShahnawazBJP) November 23, 2019

आधी छोड़ साजी को धावे,
आधी मिले न पूरी पावे।

ना खुदा ही मिला ना विसाले सनम..

शकुनि मामा के कारण महाभारत में कौरव वंश का विनाश हुआ। अब लोग पूछ रहे हैं कि शिवसेना को समाप्त करने की सुपारी लेने वाला शकुनि शिवसेना के अंदर कौन है???

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) November 23, 2019

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