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Apart from Shinde, NCP leader Ajit Pawar will also take oath as the second deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.

Shiv Sena Chief and key Mahayuti alliance partner Eknath Shinde has agreed to take oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM along with Ajit Pawar after party leaders reportedly convinced him during a meeting.

Eknath Shinde is set to take oath as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, while Devendra Fadnavis will lead the government as Chief Minister. Ajit Pawar will join as the second Deputy CM at the swearing-in ceremony in Mumbai’s Azad Maidan.

Devendra Fadnavis is scheduled to assume the role of Chief Minister after being unanimously elected as the Leader of the Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party earlier today

Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is set to take the oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday, alongside Devendra Fadnavis, who will be sworn in as Chief Minister. According to Shiv Sena sources to news agency ANI, Shinde will take the oath along with Ajit Pawar as Deputy Chief Ministers in the new government.

Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and NCP leader Ajit Pawar exchanged a rare banter during the press conference of Mahayuti leaders ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, scheduled to be held on Thursday.

Eknath Shinde agrees to join the new Mahayuti government as one of the two deputy Chief Ministers, while the government is likely to be led by BJP's D

During Mahayuti’s press conference, a hilarious conversation unfolded between former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde, sparking a laughter riot on 04.