Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister tomorrow (December 5, 2024) as his name has been finalised in the BJP core committee meeting, PTI reported on Wednesday quoting sources.
Fadnavis, along with other leaders from the Mahayuti alliance, is expected to meet Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan soon to formally claim the mandate to form the state government.
Devendra Fadnavis to be sworn in as Maharashtra CM on Dec 5; his name finalised in BJP core committee meeting, say sources
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 4, 2024
The BJP’s parliamentary board had appointed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as observers for the Maharashtra Legislative Party meeting on Monday.
At Wednesday’s meeting, Fadnavis’ candidacy was proposed by former state minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and received unanimous backing from the newly-elected BJP MLAs. Prior to the meeting, many BJP legislators had already expressed their preference for Fadnavis as their “first choice” for the role.
