Saturday, November 23rd, 2019
Modi congratulates Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar after surprise Maharashtra swearing-in
In an unexpected development early on Saturday morning, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, with Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar taking oath as his deputy. The oath was administered at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. How the government was formed The swearing-in followed an overnight manoeuvre in which a section of the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar, the nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar, broke ranks and backed a government headed by Fadnavis. It was a major twist inRead More