Devendra Fadnavis has been unanimously elected as the Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative party, paving the way for him to be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on December 5. His name has been finalised in BJP core committee meeting today.

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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.

BJP's Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday met Maharashtra governor C P Radhakrishnan and staked claim to form Mahayuti 2.

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MORE than 10 days after the Mahayuti swept the Maharashtra elections, the suspense is finally over. At 5.30 pm on Thursday, Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Chief Minister at Mumbai’s historic Azad Maidan.

After the oath taking ceremony, the cabinet portfolios and berths will be finalised for the three Mahayuti allies -- BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP. Here's who could get what

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

Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, and NCP leader Ajit Pawar reached Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to meet the Maharashtra governor and stake claim on forming a government.

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.