MVA delegation meets Fadnavis, demands Leader of Opposition post, urges paper ballot voting
"We hope the government will consider this proposal positively," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole said.
"We hope the government will consider this proposal positively," Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole said.
The return of Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as his deputies, underscores the complex and often turbulent nature of coalition politics in India.
The BJP leader sworn in as the Maharashtra Chief Minister for a third time in the presence of a galaxy of NDA leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the grand ceremony which was held at the historic Azad Maidan ground in Mumbai.
This is the third time Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Maharashtra chief minister.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A magistrate's court, on November 1, had restored an application seeking criminal proceedings against the BJP leader for alleged non-disclosure about two criminal matters against him in his election affidavit.
He was asked by reporters whether he considers it a mistake to ally with Ajit Pawar and form government?
The Chief Minister for 80 hours in his new term, Devendra Fadnavis resigned from the post on Tuesday.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance on Tuesday elected Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as its leader and Chief Minister candidate in Maharashtra.
Pro Tem Speaker Kalidas Kolambkar administered the oath of office to the newly-elected legislators of different political parties including ex-deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar and Independents.