Devendra Fadnavis takes oath for Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, along with Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde as the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra. 

Fadnavis had earlier surprised everyone when he announced that Eknath Shinde will be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra and that he will not be part of the government. However, his



decision not to take part in the state cabinet changed after BJP National president J P Nadda had personally urged him to be the Deputy. 

Talking to reporters after meeting Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari along with Shinde at Raj Bhavan, Fadnavis said some rebel Sena MLAs, BJP legislators as well as Independents will be inducted during the cabinet expansion later.