On Thursday evening at 7:30 pm, Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde took oath as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Deputy CM at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
The cabinet expansion will take place later which will include the Shinde faction, that is, 50 rebel MLAs.
Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday evening, stepped down as Maharashtra chief minister following a rebellion in his father's party – the Shiv Sena – and on realising that he will not be able to prove his government’s majority on the floor of the House.
His resignation followed the Supreme Court’s decision not to impose a stay on a floor test called Thursday by the Governor.
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