Maharashtra new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh with Chief Minister-designate Devendra Fadnavis after the BJP legislature party meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday.

"""This Government will follow path of M Shivaji Maharaj and also the Constitution given to us by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar"""

ENDING days of suspense, Devendra Fadnavis was on Tuesday elected BJP Legislature Party leader and will be sworn in as first Maharashtra Chief Minister from the partyon Friday, propped by NCP from outside. The 44-year-old fourth term MLA from Nagpur South West seal, with HSS roots and strong backing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, will be only the second Brahmin Chief Minister of the State after estranged ally Shiv Sena's Manohar loshi.
Surmounting competition from several members of the State BIPs Core Committee, who were vying for the post but were neutralised by the party's Central leadership, Fadnavis was declared elected Leader of the legislature Party by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, observer for the election.
Accompanied by BJP General Secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.StateCore Committee members Eknaih Khadse and Vinod Tawde, besides allies RPI leader Ramdas Athawale and RSP's Mahadev lankar, Fadnavis later called on Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to stake claim to form die Government.
"We gave the Governor a letter seeking opportunity for BJP to form Government. The Governor has asked us to prove majority in 15 days after the swearing in on October 31." Fadnavis told reporters after meeting Rao.
BJP  General  Secretary   in-charge of Maharashtra J P Nadda Said the swearing-in ceremony will be held at 4 PM and that talk's were still on with estranged former ally Shiv Sena over forming a coalition Government.
Fadnavis' name for the leader of BJP Legislature Party was proposed by Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly Eknath Khadse and seconded by others who were in the race, including Khadse's counterpart in the Legislative Council Vinod Tawde, former Slate BJP chief Sudhir Munganiiwar and Core Committee member Pankaja Munde Palve.
The resolution for his election was adopted unanimously, Kajnalh Singh said after the meeting which lasiud little over 20 minutes, preceded by a meeting of the State BJP's Core Committee.
Padnavis and other leaders then drove down to Itaj Bhavan lo formally stake claim for form the Government. As decided by the party earlier, the Governor accepted the suggestion to swear in the new Government on October 31. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several of his Cabinet colleagues and Chief Ministers of BJP-rulcd States will attend the historic ceremony at Wankhede Stadium, a well known venue for cricket matches.
"A small ministry will be sworn in on October 31." Nadda told reporters.