Maharashtra's chief minister, Fadnavis, Shinde, and Pawar take the oath of office.

More than 42,000 people attended the swearing-in ceremony, including well-known visitors like Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, and Kumar Mangalam Birla.

Today, at a lavish ceremony held in Mumbai's Azad Maidan, Devendra Fadnavis took the oath of office as Maharashtra's third chief minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a number of other dignitaries attended the occasion.

Fadnavis is on his third term as chief minister of Maharashtra. In addition to the BJP leader, NCP leader Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde were sworn in as Maharashtra's deputy chief ministers.

BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar responded, "It is most likely that the council of ministers will be sworn in before the winter session of the assembly starts, so as to avoid administrative disruption," when asked when other ministers would take their oaths.

uncomfortable conversations on power sharing
Following two weeks of rigorous negotiations between the Mahayuti alliance's parties, which decisively won the Maharashtra assembly elections, the new administration was formed.

The BJP-led Mahayuti coalition holds a resounding majority of 230 seats together with partners Shiv Sena and NCP. 132 were won by the BJP alone.

A ceremony with stars
More than 42,000 people attended the swearing-in ceremony, including well-known visitors like Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, and Kumar Mangalam Birla. PM Modi was joined at Mumbai's Azad Maidan by a number of Union ministers, chief ministers, and deputy chief ministers from different states.

While a separate seating space was reserved for 2,000 VVIPs, including religious leaders, special arrangements were made to accommodate 40,000 BJP members. For security, more than 4,000 police officers were sent in.

In his third term, Fadnavis
From 2014 until 2019, Fadnavis, a two-time chief minister, led the BJP-Shiv Sena government. With Ajit Pawar as his deputy, Fadnavis was sworn in once more following the 2019 elections, when the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, severed its ties with the BJP over the position of chief minister. However, because Pawar was unable to get enough backing from NCP MLAs, this administration was only in place for 72 hours. After the Shiv Sena split, Fadnavis were appointed deputy chief minister in Shinde's Mahayuti cabinet.