Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tꦅhursday evening took oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister, br▨inging an end to a protracted political crisis in the state.
Thackeray is the first in his family to be sworn-in as Chief Minister. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered🧜 the oath to Thackeray.
Against the backdrop of a theme depicting the his﷽toric 'Shivrajyabhishek' - the crowning of Shivaji Maharaj- and a large picture of Maharashtra Legislature building, Governor B.S. Koshyari administered the oath to Thackeray at 6:40 pm.
Congress' Balasah🔥eb Thorat and Nitin Raut, NCP's Jayant Rajaram Patil, and Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal took oath as ministers. From Sh🌠iv Sena, Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai were sworn in as ministers.
Under the aegis of veteran Bollywood art director Nitin Desai, an army of around 1,000 workmen and 🐓designers has been working since Wednesday evening to ensure the 'Shivrajyabhishek'🐻 set and a massive stage measuring around 8,000 sq. feet with a seating capacity of around 300.
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With the swearing-in of 59-year-old Thackeray, the stat𒆙e has a chief minister from the Sena after 20 years.
The last Sena man to occupy the chief minister's chair was Narayan Rane in 1999, a💙fter Manohar Joshi, who in 1995 became the first CM from the party.
The swearing-in ceremony follows days of dramatic political developments, which included a four-day government formed by unexpected support from NCP le🐟ader Ajit Pawar, who has since returned to the Sharad Pawar-led party fold.
Th𝄹e Sena, along with the NCP and Congress constituted the 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' to form a non-BJP g🌼overnment in the state.
