Sena leader confirms Eknath Shinde to take oath as Deputy CM today
The Hindu
Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde to be sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, ending uncertainty over his role.
Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde would be taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra at the swearing-in ceremony in Mumbai on Thursday (December 5, 2024) evening, his party colleague Uday Samant announced.
BJP Legislature Party Leader Devendra Fadnavis would take oath as Chief Minister, while Mr. Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar would be sworn in as his deputies at the ceremony to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Mr. Samant’s announcement in the afternoon ended the uncertainty over Mr. Shinde’s role in the new Mahayuti government.
“Eknath Shinde is set to take oath as deputy chief minister. We had a discussion with Devendra Fadnavis, who provided us with a letter confirming that Shinde will join him as deputy CM. I am here to submit it to the governor,” Mr. Samant told reporters outside the Raj Bhavan before meeting Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan.
Mr. Shinde, who was Chief Minister in the previous Mahayuti coalition government, was reportedly not happy as he had to cede the top post to the ally BJP, and was reluctant to take the deputy CM post.
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