Devendra Fadnavis was finalised as the new chief minister during Wednesday's core committee meeting, as the Mahayut

Maharashtra New CM Announcement Live: At Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) core committee the highest decision making body has endorsed the candidature of Devendra Fadnavis for Chief Minister post. It will now be laced before the state BJP legislative party where newly elected 132 MLAs will have to endorse.

Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on December 5, after he was unanimously elected as the state BJP legislature party leader.

Devendra Fadnavis' political rise was rapid. He became the youngest Mayor of Nagpur Municipal Corporation at the age of 22 in 1992.

Reacting to his election as the leader of the BJP Legislative Party and the Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday thanked the senior leaders of the party, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The BJP core committee in a meeting held on Wednesday finalised the name of Devendra Fadnavis before the party's Maharashtra legislature party meet, sources said.

The Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party, during its core meeting on Wednesday, elected former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis as its leader, paving the way for his swearing-in as the Chief Minister for a third time.

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, one of the architects of the Mahayuti's stunning victory in Maharashtra polls, is set to take oath as Chief Minister for the third time tomorrow after the BJP lead

The official invitation for the swearing-in ceremony, seen by The Statesman, also confirms Fadnavis's name as the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra.