Eknath Shinde will be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra, not Devendra Fadnavis, announced the BJP leader on Thursday. Shinde, the rebel Shiv Sena leader, will be sworn in at 7pm.
Maharashtra was prepared to welcome Devendra Fadnavis as its new chief minister. However, when Eknath Shinde was announced as the next chief minister of Maharashtra, the rebel MLAs couldn’t hide their excitement.
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Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Thursday evening took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy.