In a major twist, BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis has taken oath as the Maharashtra chief minister. National Conference Party ditched Congress and Shiv Sena to from alliance with the BJP. The National Conference Party chief Sharad Pawar’s nephew, Ajit Pawar, will be his deputy.
“The BJP wanted to give a stable government to the people of Maharashtra,” Mr Fadnavis said after taking oath, adding that his party’s ally Shiv Sena “did not follow people’s mandate”. “I thank the NCP coming in support to form this government. We all know that there was President’s rule for the last few days… Shiv Sena did not follow the mandate,” he said.
The BJP-NCP combine coming together to form a government comes as a surprise as the NCP, Shiv Sena and Congress had inched closer on Friday to announce an alliance to form a government in the state.
#WATCH Mumbai: NCP's Ajit Pawar takes oath as Deputy CM, oath administered by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhawan. pic.twitter.com/TThGy9Guyr
— ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2019
