Maharashtra News: The new Mahayuti government is set to be sworn in on December 5 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit said.


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"The oath-taking ceremony of the Mahayuti Government in Maharashtra will be held in the presence of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 5 PM at Azad Maidan, Mumbai," state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule stated on X on Saturday evening. The Mahayuti comprises BJP, Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, and NCP headed by Ajit Pawar.



The announcement came amid the ongoing suspense over the name of the next Maharashtra CM and Eknath Shinde's stand following the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the presence of BJP leader and former CM Devendra Fadnavis and NCP leader Ajit Pawar. According to media reports, Fadnavis is likely to become the next CM, and Ajit Pawar is expected to be his deputy.


While there was no announcement yet on who would be the chief minister, BJP sources told news agency PTI that Devendra Fadnavis, who has been chief minister twice and was deputy CM in the last Eknath Shinde-led government, was the frontrunner for the top post.


Shinde, who is holding the charge as caretaker chief minister and who headed to his native village Dare in Satara district a day before amid speculation that he was not happy with the way the new government was shaping up, has taken ill, an aide said. He was running temperature of 105, the aide said.