Mumbai, December 3 (IANS). There is still suspense over the name of the Chief Minister in Maharashtra. Even after Mahayuti getting a huge majority, the churning over the name of CM has been going on for the past several days. Meanwhile, preparations for the swearing-in ceremony for the post of Chief Minister of Maharashtra are continuing. The ceremony will take place on December 5 at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.
Preparations to build a stage at Azad Maidan in Mumbai have started. In view of the increasing pollution in Mumbai, water sprinkling is being done by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Special arrangements have been made to make this function grand. This program will be so grand that 40 thousand people are expected to gather in it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Apart from this, big leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party and Chief Ministers of NDA ruled states are also expected to attend the program. Leaders of constituent parties of Mahayuti will go to Azad Maidan on Tuesday to take stock of the preparations.
According to sources, it is believed that the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra will be Devendra Fadnavis. However, this is not completely clear yet. The formal announcement will be made after the legislature party meeting on Wednesday.
Let us tell you that in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party has become the largest party by winning 132 seats. Talking about the grand alliance, BJP won 132 seats, Shiv Sena won 57 seats and NCP won 41 seats. Whereas in Mahavikas Aghadi, Shiv Sena (UBT) had won 20 seats, Congress 16 and NCP (Sharad Pawar) 10 seats.
According to media reports, after being appointed observer, senior BJP leader Vijay Rupani will reach the country’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reach Mumbai on Wednesday. On Wednesday itself, there will be a meeting of the BJP Legislative Party in the Legislative Assembly Chamber, in which the leader of the BJP Legislative Party will be elected. After choosing the leader of the legislative party, the leaders of Mahayuti will go to Raj Bhavan and stake claim to form the government.
–IANS
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