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

Devendra Fadnavis has been unanimously chosen as the leader of the BJP's legislative party, paving the way for him to become the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The oath-taking ceremony is set for December 4,

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis will take oath as the chief minister on Thursday, while Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar will be deputy chief ministers. Only three prominent leaders will be sworn in tomorrow.

The wait was over after 132 party legislators and five Independents supporting BJP on Wednesday unanimously elected Devendra Fadnavis as the legislature party leader. With this, he is set to take oath for the third time as the Maharashtra Chief Minister at a grand ceremony on Thursday.

In his speech, Fadnavis emphasized that not a single MLA deserted the BJP since 2019, which he thinks helped form a government in 2022 and secure a historic mandate in the recent polls. "I started as a ward level leader and now I have also become CM for third term.

The name of the new Chief Minister has been announced after a long tug-of-war in Maharashtra. The BJP decided on Devendra Fadnavis as the new CM of Maharashtra at the meeting of the legislature party.

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.

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.