"No More Shocks...": Devendra Fadnavis After Taking Oath As Maharashtra Chief Minister | Read

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in his first comments to the media after the oath ceremony and his first cabinet meeting this evening, expressed hope that the state would not see the kind of political turmoil it has seen over the last few years. The ruling alliance Mahayuti will provide a stable government for the next five years, he told reporters.

"From 2019 to mid-2022, we saw a lot of changes. We hope that there are no more similar shocks in the future," he told reporters an indirect jibe at the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi.

The 54-year-old, who took oath for the top post for the third time today, also played down the two-week delay in the process of government formation, caused by resistance from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena. The party wanted the top post for its chief, arguing that it was his government's welfare measures that steered the ruling  alliance to victory.