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During his tenure as Chief Min- hind us with full strength...And that is
ister, he spearheaded several flagship why we could do so much work in 2.5
projects and initiatives, such as Mum- years. We have taken so many historic
bai Next, the Police Digitization Proj- decisions,” Shinde told reporters.
ect, the Samruddhi Expressway, and Shinde said that Mahayauti gov-
the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Kri- ernment, which was led by him, got
shi Sanman Scheme. the blessing of the people due to
Fadnavis briefly held the Chief schemes like Ladli Behna Yojana.
Minister’s post for five days during Amruta Fadnavis, wife of newly
the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis. elected Maharashtra Chief Minister
This occurred after the Shiv Sena, Devendra Fadnavis, expressed her
led by Uddhav Thackeray, formed a happiness following her husband’s
government with the Congress and swearing-in ceremony for his third
the then-united Nationalist Congress term as the Chief Minister, stating
Party (NCP), breaking its longstand- that he will continue to serve the peo-
ing alliance with the BJP. ple during his next term.
The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly “I am happy. Devendra ji has tak-
Election proved to be a historic win en oath as CM for the third time to-
for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, day. He has served the people and will
which secured a landslide victory with continue to do so in future too...,” she
235 seats. The BJP emerged as the told ANI shortly after the oath-taking
single largest party, winning 132 seats. ceremony.
Emphasizing the unity within In response to a query, she add-
the Mahayuti alliance, Maharashtra Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Devendra Fadnavis during the latter’s oath-taking ed, “More schemes should be added
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ceremony in Mumbai (ANI) up as per the requirements. Modern
on Thursday stated that Deputy Chief techniques should also be made avail-
Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit able to the farmers with lower interest
Pawar stand firmly with him, and the with the Governor’s address sched- taking oath as Chief Minister and said rates or no interest rates. There are
alliance remains steadfast in its direc- uled for December 9.” that he would fully support the BJP such requirements”
tion and pace, with only their roles As his first act in office, Fadnavis leader and cooperate with him in run- Ahead of the oath-taking, Amru-
having changed. approved Rs 5 lakh in monetary assis- ning the government. ta Fadnavis hailed the “Ladki Behen”
Addressing a press conference af- tance for a bone marrow transplant He said the Mahayuti govern- initiative, calling it a “great project”.
ter taking the oath as Chief Minister, patient. ment belonged to the common man. “Ladki Behen has been a great
Fadnavis said the government would The Chief Minister also directed “Devendra Fadnavis has taken project under which the women got
make thoughtful decisions aimed at the administration to expedite pro- oath as CM in a historic swearing-in associated with Devendra ji and the
the betterment of Maharashtra. “In cesses and work with increased vig- ceremony. I congratulate him. Maha- Mahayuti...,” she told reporters.
the past two and a half years, we have or to meet public expectations. He rashtra is a state that gives ideological But Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP
worked for Maharashtra’s develop- stressed the importance of accelerat- direction to the country and I, who Sanjay Singh on Thursday criticized
ment, and we will continue to do so. ing efforts, addressing core issues, and comes from a simple farmer family, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over
We will not stop now. The direction prioritizing sustainable development got the opportunity to become the the formation of the Maharashtra Cab-
and speed remain unchanged, but our in decision-making. CM of such a state with the blessings inet, accusing it of breaking parties to
roles have shifted. Every decision we Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, of Balasaheb Thackeray. PM Naren- establish its government in the state.
make will priorities Maharashtra’s who took oath as Maharashtra Dep- dra Modi also supported us complete- “Eknath Shinde stayed with the
progress. We aim to fulfil the promis- uty Chief Minister on Wednesday, ly, gave us full strength. Union Home BJP, yet he was sidelined. The BJP
es outlined in our manifesto,” he said. congratulated Devendra Fadnavis on Minister Amit Shah also stood be- has achieved its objective--they broke
On opposition criticism regard- the parties and then formed their own
ing delays in forming the government, government,” the AAP leader re-
Fadnavis noted that coalition govern- marked.
ments require extensive consultations. However, Maharashtra Navnir-
“I don’t see this as a delay in forming man Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thac-
the government. Even in 2004, the keray on Thursday congratulated
process took 12-13 days, and in 2009, Devendra Fadnavis on taking oath as
it took about nine days. In a coalition Maharashtra Chief Minister for the
setup, decisions require widespread third time. “Today my friend and lead-
consultation. We’ve completed most er of Bharatiya Janata Party in Maha-
of this process and have nearly final- rashtra, Devendra Fadnavis took oath
ized the allocation of portfolios, with as Chief Minister for the third time,
a few remaining decisions to follow,” Congratulations to him,” he posted
he explained. on X (formerly Twitter).
Reaffirming his commitment to Raj Thackeray remarked that
unity, he said, “Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis should have been given this
Ajit Pawar are with me. People have opportunity in 2019 but circumstances
chosen us for stability, and we will prevented that from happening. The
work together. We will continue ini- MNS chief extended his party’s sup-
tiatives like the ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin port to the Fadnavis-led government,
Yojana.’ The Cabinet has decided to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde pays obeisance to Bal Thackeray after his and said, “For the next 5 years, any
hold a special Assembly session on swearing-in ceremony at Colaba in Mumbai on Thursday (ANI) good initiative of the government will
December 7-8 to elect the Speaker, be supported by me and my party.”

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