Devendra Fadnavis to take oath as Maharashtra CM tomorrow, stakes claim to form govt

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on Wednesday staked a claim to form the new government in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

Flanked by allies from Shiv Sena — ex Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde — and NCP — Ajit Pawar — Fadnavis reached the Raj Bahvan and met the state’s Governor CP Radhakrishnan.

Fadnavis will take oath on Thursday.

Fadnavis was unanimously elected as the BJP legislature party leader at a meeting held in Mumbai earlier in the day.

All BJP leaders have endorsed his name for the post of CM in the presence of Central observers Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani, reported UNI.

The BJP-led Mahayuti returned to power for another term after winning 235 seats in the polls.

The BJP emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats.

The Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party won 57 and 41 seats respectively in the state.