After 11 days of tiresome deliberation, Devendra Fadnavis has finally taken oath as the next chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. The Mahayuti reached a breakthrough in picking the chief minister’s face on Wednesday, just a day before the swearing-in ceremony. Weeks of drama culminated in Fadnavis securing the top post with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as his deputies.
In his third term as chief minister, Fadnavis has to fill Shinde’s shoes as the popular leader among the people of Maharashtra. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds the lion’s share of seats in the Mahayuti alliance, has put a lot of faith in Fadnavis to lead the state, especially after the party’s poor show during the Lok Sabha elections. The incoming chief minister, however, has proven his worth after his first term but this time it’s going to be different and Fadnavis himself realises it.
Speaking after being unanimously elected as the chief minister, Fadnavis said, “Our responsibility has increased. We need to work harder. The struggle ahead is about meeting the expectations people have from us. We must work in tandem with our allies to achieve this.”
The Mahayuti won a resounding victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections but with this success has come a flurry of responsibilities and expectations from the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP coalition. Here are five of them:
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5 challenges for Devendra Fadnavis as he returns as Maharashtra chief minister
