Fadnavis elected BJP legislature party leader; to be sworn in as CM

Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis was on Wednesday unanimously elected as Maharashtra BJP legislature party’s leader, paving the way for his swearing in as the chief minister for a third time.

Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Ajit Pawar will be sworn in as deputy chief ministers at the ceremony, to be held at the sprawling Azad Maidan in



south Mumbai on Thursday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said.

At the legislature party meeting held in Vidhan Bhawan on Wednesday, former Gujarat CM and BJP’s central observer Vijay Rupani announced that Fadnavis (54) has been unanimously elected the BJP legislature party leader.