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Dy CM Fadnavis absent at Maharashtra BJP's celebration, to skip exec meet

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would not be attending the BJP's national executive meeting in Hyderabad, a party source said and was also conspicuously absent from a celebration

What happened with Fadnavis was not 'unexpected': Maharashtra BJP chief

There was nothing unexpected about Devendra Fadnavis becoming Deputy Chief Minister in the new government in Maharashtra, state BJP president Chandrakant Patil said on Friday. In a dramatic sequence of events a day before, Fadnavis, a former chief minister, announced that rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde would be the next CM while he would stay out of the government. But later, he took oath as Shinde's deputy. "I am aware that many people were shocked by the events yesterday. But there was nothing unexpected in what happened with Devendra Fadnavis," Patil told reporters here. "BJP decided to support Shinde for CM's post for taking the Hindutva ideology ahead. But Shinde himself asked Fadnavis to join his cabinet. So Fadnavis asked our leaders in Delhi for permission," he said. "You need a truly large heart to work under a person who was your junior earlier," Patil said, praising Fadnavis. Shinde was a minister when Fadnavis headed the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government in the

Fadnavis missing at BJP's celebration of return to power in Maharashtra

A close aide of the former chief minister said he was busy holding meetings at his residence ahead of the two-day special session of the Maharashtra legislature from July 3.

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Shinde-Fadnavis govt seek to shift car shed to Aarey, revive Jalyukt scheme

In their first cabinet meeting, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis took the first step towards relocating the metro car shed to Aarey Colony

Shinde-Fadnavis govt orders building of metro car shed in Mumbai's Aarey

After Eknath Shinde sworn in as new Maharashtra CM and Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy, the state government directed that the metro car shed be built in Mumbai's Aarey colony, said sources

Shinde holds first cabinet meet; 2-day special assembly session from July 2

Shinde told officials in the meeting that development projects need to be expedited

Eknath Shinde takes oath as CM of Maharashtra, Fadnavis as deputy CM

Fadnavis had sprang a surprise when he announced that Shinde will be the next CM. His announcement defied expectations that he would return to the post with the support of the Shinde faction

Maharashtra: PM Modi congratulates Shinde, Fadnavis on becoming CM, DyCM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis on taking as Maharashtra chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively

Fadnavis will be part of new Maharashtra Cabinet, says BJP chief Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday said that Devendra Fadnavis would be part of the new Maharashtra Cabinet led by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde will be sworn in as Maharashtra CM at 7:30 pm today: Fadnavis

'After the swearing-in ceremony today, we will have a cabinet expansion and Shiv Sena and BJP leaders will take the oath. I will stay out of the government,' says BJP's Fadnavis

BJP set to stake claim in Maharashtra, Fadnavis eyes CM post for 3rd time

The stage is set for the return of a BJP-led government in Maharasthra with Thackeray resigning as chief minister shortly after the Supreme Court declined to stay the floor test called by Guv Koshyari

Fadnavis, Shinde will decide next course of action, says Maha BJP chief

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned a day before a scheduled floor test in the state Assembly

Maharashtra: Celebrations erupt in BJP camp, leaders congratulate Fadnavis

Several BJP legislators and senior leaders gathered at the residence of former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai following the resignation of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Many leaders of the BJP, including state unit president Chandrakant Patil, congratulated each other on the collapse of the Shiv Sena-led MVA government. Many of them said that Fadnavis will soon helm the state. Former minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said, "the truth prevailed, finally". "Fadnavis always used to say that he will return to the House. Now, it's time. He will come back as the chief minister of Maharashtra," BJP MLA Nitesh Rane said.

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Uddhav Thackeray goes to SC after ordered to prove majority tomorrow

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has convened a special session of state assembly on Thursday, June 30, as he has asked Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority

Floor test soon? Fadnavis meets Maharashtra Guv, says MVA govt in minority

Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said that he along with other rebels will fly to Mumbai soon

Requested Governor to ask MVA govt to prove its majority: Fadnavis

We informed Koshyari that Uddhav Thackeray-led government is in minority as 39 MLAs of Shiv Sena want to snap ties with Congress and NCP, says the BJP leader

Amid Maharashtra's power tussle, Devendra Fadnavis leaves for Delhi

Amid the political turmoil in Maharashtra following a rebellion by MLAs of the ruling Shiv Sena, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday left for Delhi along with a legal counsel

Maharashtra crisis: BJP holds core committee meeting at Fadnavis' residence

A core committee meeting of the BJP's Maharashtra unit was held on Monday to discuss the state's political situation amid the crisis faced by the MVA govt due to the revolt in Shiv Sena