Uddhav takes oath, becomes first Thackeray to be Maharashtra Chief Minister

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered oath to the saffron-clad Thackeray and six ministers at the sprawling Shivaji Park in Mumbai

Current Affairs News:Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was on Thursday sworn in Maharashtra boss priest, heading a far-fetched coalition with the Congress and NCP.

The 59-year-old is the third Sena pioneer and first from the Thackeray family to possess the post. His dad Bal Thackeray used the ‘remote authority’ over the first Sena-BJP government during 1995-99 however never expected a situation in the administration.

Senator Bhagat Singh Koshyari controlled promise to the saffron-clad Thackeray and six priests at the rambling Shivaji Park in Mumbai, scene of the Sena’s Dussehra rallies.

Those present at the service included NCP boss Sharad Pawar, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, senior Congress pioneers Ahmed Patel and Mallikarjun Kharge, MNS boss Raj Thackeray and DMK pioneer MK Stalin.

Congress boss Sonia Gandhi was among those welcomed however she was absent. She sent celebratory messages to Uddhav and MPCC boss Balasaheb Thorat, who was among the six priests sworn in.

“Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress have met up under very remarkable conditions when the nation faces phenomenal dangers from the BJP,” Gandhi’s letter said.

In a letter to Thorat, Gandhi communicated certainty that the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena join will give a steady and responsive government.

PM Narendra Modi praised Uddhav Thackeray on making vow as the CM of Maharashtra. “I am sure he will work perseveringly for the splendid eventual fate of Maharashtra,” Modi tweeted.

Thackeray made vow as boss pastor over a month after consequences of the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly decisions were announced on October 24.

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Mumbai NCP chief Sachin Ahir joins Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra polls

He represented Shivdi Assembly seat in Mumbai from 1999 to 2009 and was later elected from Worli, after delimitation of constituencies

Current Affairs:-In a mishap to the NCP, its Mumbai unit boss and previous Maharashtra serve Sachin Ahir joined the Shiv Sena in Mumbai on Thursday.

Hewas invited into the Sena by gathering president Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena boss Aaditya Thackeray.

Ahir, who was a priest in the past Congress-NCP alliance government in the state, was related with the Sharad Pawar-drove party since its arrangement in 1999.

He spoke to Shivdi Assembly situate in Mumbai from 1999 to 2009 and was later chosen from Worli, after delimitation of electorates.

In 2014, he lost the Assembly race to Shiv Sena’s Sunil Shinde.

Ahir disclosed to PTI he had no resentment against the NCP.

“Be that as it may, some unavoidable political choices must be taken thinking about the common circumstance,” he said.

Ahir said several days back, he met Aaditya Thackeray at a get-together where the last revealed to him that the Shiv Sena required pioneers like him, who were “knowledgeable in urban governmental issues”.

“The Shiv Sena is in power in the vast majority of the city organizations in the state. I can utilize my aptitude picked up as a priest for the improvement of urban areas. Henceforth, I took the choice to work for the advancement of urban communities by being in power,” he said.

Ahir said a choice on whether he will challenge the approaching state Assembly survey from Worli will be taken soon.

The state surveys are expected in September-October.

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