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DEVENDRA FADNAVIS

BACK WITH

A BANG

Beating all speculation after winning the Maharashtra elections,

BJP manages to make its leader the new chief minister of the state.
How did Devendra Fadnavis make such a strong comeback?

OUR BUREAU

Mumbai
fter suspense of a few days
and amid much speculation,
ABharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thurs-
day took the oath of office as Chief
Minister of Maharashtra in a ceremo-
ny held at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan.
Governor CP Radhakrishnan admin-
istered the oath to Fadnavis.
The ceremony witnessed the
presence of prominent leaders, in-
cluding Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, Union Home Minister Amit
Shah, and Defense Minister Rajnath
Singh. Prominent personalities, in-
cluding cricketer Sachin Tendulkar
and Bollywood stars Shah Rukh
Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh,
and Madhuri Dixit, graced the event.
PM Modi on Thursday extended
his greetings to Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis on
taking oath as the Chief Minister of
Maharashtra for the third time. “Con-
gratulations to Shri Devendra Fadna-
vis Ji on taking the oath as Maharash-
tra’s Chief Minister. Congratulations Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis being welcomed at the Secretariat after his swearing-in ceremony in Mumbai on Thursday (ANI)
to Shri Eknath Shinde Ji and Shri Ajit
Pawar Ji on taking the oath as the of the people of the state and to en- Till 24 hours ago, it was not cer- has been elected as an MLA for five
Deputy Chief Ministers of the state,” sure there is good governance. “This tain if Fadnavis will become the chief consecutive terms.
PM Modi wrote in his post on X. team is a blend of experience and minister again. But he has come back From 2014 to 2019, Fadnavis
Notably, Prime Minister Modi dynamism, and it is due to this team’s with a bang. served as the Chief Minister of Maha-
also attended the swearing-in ceremo- collective efforts that the Mahayuti Born on July 22, 1970, into a rashtra, becoming the second-young-
ny held at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, has got a historic mandate in Maha- middle-class family in Nagpur, Fad- est Chief Minister in the state’s histo-
where Devendra Fadnavis took the rashtra. This team will do everything navis holds a graduate degree in law, ry after Sharad Pawar.
oath as Chief Minister of Maharash- possible to fulfil the aspirations of a postgraduate degree in business In addition to his role as Chief
tra alongside Eknath Shinde and Ajit the people of the state and to ensure management, and a diploma in proj- Minister, Fadnavis held key portfoli-
Pawar, who assumed the roles of Dep- there is good governance,” the post ect management. Fadnavis began his os, including Home, General Admin-
uty Chief Ministers. on X further reads. political career in 1992 when he was istration, IT, Urban Development,
Prime Minister Modi further “I assure all possible support elected as a counselor in the Nagpur Law and Judiciary, Ports, and Infor-
noted that this team will do every- from the Centre in furthering devel- Municipal Corporation, serving two mation & Public Relations.
thing possible to fulfil the aspirations opment in Maharashtra,” he added. consecutive terms. Subsequently, he Continued on next page... >>

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