Devendra Fadnavis To Take Oath As Maharashtra CM: Full List Of Chief Ministers From 1960 To 2024
Congress leader Yashwantrao Chavan, who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is all set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday, December 5, at Azad Maidan, in Mumbai. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and a host of other senior BJP leaders will attend the event.
Around 42,000 people, including CMs of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states and other dignitaries, are expected to attend the oath taking ceremony.
Fadnavis was chosen as CM after being elected as leader of Maharashtra BJP legislative party on Wednesday at a high-profile meeting.
This is the third time Fadnavis is returning as Maharashtra Chief Minister. Caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and NCP's Ajit Pawar are also expected to take oath as deputy chief ministers.
Congress leader Yashwantrao Chavan, who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was the only CM to have died in office.
The longest-serving chief minister of the state was Vasantrao Naik, who was in office for more than 11 years, from December 1963 to February 1975. He was also the only CM of the state to have completed a full-term of five years, later matched by Devendra Fadnavis, who completed his term from 2014 to 2019.
Here is the full list of Maharashtra Chief Ministers and their tenures:
