Ajit Pawar Sworn In As Deputy Chief Minister

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) today claimed NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who has been sworn in as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, would replace Chief Minister Eknath Shinde soon.

Uddhav Thackeray will take oath at Mumbai's sprawling Shivaji Park as Chief Minister of a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government this evening, two days after the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Chief Minister and NCP's Ajit Pawar as his deputy, ahead of a trust vote ordered by the Supreme Court. The Shiv Sena leader, who will be sworn in as the 18th...

Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in tomorrow at Mumbai's sprawling Shivaji Park as Chief Minister of a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government after Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as his deputy, ahead of a trust vote ordered by the Supreme Court. Mr Thackeray and his wife Rashmi met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari this morning....

It did not take long after the Supreme Court verdict for the BJP to realise that its options were limited, sources say. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who was sworn in as deputy to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, had failed to bring in MLAs to help the BJP touch majority in Maharashtra.

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis ended his 80-hour second term before facing a floor test ordered by the Supreme Court. Mr Fadnavis resigned shortly after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar quit as his deputy, unable to win over MLAs to help the BJ...

Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of the new Maharashtra government, did not attend a memorial for the martyrs of 26/11, or the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, in Mumbai this morning. He has also not officially taken charge after being sworn in on Saturday morning in a controversial oath ceremony that saw the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis making a surprise co...

Devendra Fadnavis took charge in Maharashtra today and won more time to rally numbers as the Supreme Court, after an 80-minute hearing, said it would declare its decision tomorrow on a petition challenging the surprise government formation by the BJP on Saturday morning. The centre argued that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari invited Devendra Fadnavi...

Training guns at the newly-formed BJP-led government in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jayant Patil on Monday said that the government which was formed at night will cease to be at night as well.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, repeatedly criticised by the BJP for alleged corruption, helped the party retain power in Maharashtra and was sworn in as deputy to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a quiet oath ceremony on Saturdaymorning.

Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and BJP chief, was described as "Chanakya" by his party on Saturday after the Maharashtra coup, in which Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP's) Ajit Pawar as his deputy just hours after a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance seemed set to take power.

NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who was last month named by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs 25,000-crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank Ltd. scam, was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister

Ajit Pawar was today removed as the NCP Legislative Party leader hours after he took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

NCP leader Praful Patel on Saturday said that newly sworn-in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar going with BJP is not NCP's decision as party supremo Sharad Pawar does not extend any support to it.

Stunned by an early morning coup in which the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra chief minister, the Shiv Sena said it was "stabbed in the back" by Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), who was also sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister.

In a dramatic turn of events today, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister for a second time at Raj Bhavan. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) today claimed NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who has been sworn in as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, would replace Chief Minister Eknath Shinde soon.

Uddhav Thackeray will take oath at Mumbai's sprawling Shivaji Park as Chief Minister of a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government this evening, two days after the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Chief Minister and NCP's Ajit Pawar as his deputy, ahead of a trust vote ordered by the Supreme Court. The Shiv Sena leader, who will be sworn in as the 18th...

Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in tomorrow at Mumbai's sprawling Shivaji Park as Chief Minister of a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government after Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as his deputy, ahead of a trust vote ordered by the Supreme Court. Mr Thackeray and his wife Rashmi met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari this morning....

It did not take long after the Supreme Court verdict for the BJP to realise that its options were limited, sources say. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, who was sworn in as deputy to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, had failed to bring in MLAs to help the BJP touch majority in Maharashtra.

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to be the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis ended his 80-hour second term before facing a floor test ordered by the Supreme Court. Mr Fadnavis resigned shortly after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar quit as his deputy, unable to win over MLAs to help the BJ...

Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of the new Maharashtra government, did not attend a memorial for the martyrs of 26/11, or the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, in Mumbai this morning. He has also not officially taken charge after being sworn in on Saturday morning in a controversial oath ceremony that saw the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis making a surprise co...

Devendra Fadnavis took charge in Maharashtra today and won more time to rally numbers as the Supreme Court, after an 80-minute hearing, said it would declare its decision tomorrow on a petition challenging the surprise government formation by the BJP on Saturday morning. The centre argued that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari invited Devendra Fadnavi...

Training guns at the newly-formed BJP-led government in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jayant Patil on Monday said that the government which was formed at night will cease to be at night as well.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar, repeatedly criticised by the BJP for alleged corruption, helped the party retain power in Maharashtra and was sworn in as deputy to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a quiet oath ceremony on Saturdaymorning.

Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and BJP chief, was described as "Chanakya" by his party on Saturday after the Maharashtra coup, in which Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP's) Ajit Pawar as his deputy just hours after a Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance seemed set to take power.

NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who was last month named by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs 25,000-crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank Ltd. scam, was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister

Ajit Pawar was today removed as the NCP Legislative Party leader hours after he took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

NCP leader Praful Patel on Saturday said that newly sworn-in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar going with BJP is not NCP's decision as party supremo Sharad Pawar does not extend any support to it.

Stunned by an early morning coup in which the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Maharashtra chief minister, the Shiv Sena said it was "stabbed in the back" by Ajit Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), who was also sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister.

In a dramatic turn of events today, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister for a second time at Raj Bhavan. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.