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TWISTS & TURNS COME TO AN
END AS UDDHAV BECOMES
NEW MAHARASHTRA CM
Two days after Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar resigned from their posts, Thackeray takes oath as
CM of the state following power-sharing agreement between Shiv Sena,
Congress and NCP, reports dr anil singh
fter many twists and turns in the Maharashtra berths are Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar, Yashomati Thakur,
politics, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s fi- Nana Patole, Varsha Gaikwad, Amin Patel, Ashok Chavan,
nally became the new chief minister of the State Amit Deshmukh, Bunty Patil, Vishwajit Kadam, KC Padvi and
with the support of Congress and NCP. The Con- four state ministers.
A gress, which reportedly gave up its claim on the November 27 witnessed hectic developments in the state
Speaker’s post, got 13 berths — nine cabinet and four state. as the 288 new MLAs were sworn-in and cameras had a field
The power partners have also jointly agreed to allot 16 berths day as NCP’s Supriya Sule warmly welcomed her cousin Ajit
for the Sena and 15 for the NCP. Pawar to the ceremony with a hug. Dismissing reports of rift
The possible names doing the rounds for the cabinet between the two after Pawar rebelled against the party and
