Maharashtra CM Suspense: Over 10 days after the results for the Maharashtra Assembly elections were announced, the day has finally arrived when Maharashtra will get its new Chief Minister with the oath ceremony of Devendra Fadnavis taking place today, December 3. The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 5:30 PM at Mumbai's iconic Azad Maidan.

Besides Fadnavis, the Nationalist Communist Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena supremo Eknath Shinde will also take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers.

It will be Fadnavis' third term in the top post after being unanimously elected as the Leader of the Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party on Wednesday. After meeting the Governor on Wednesday, Fadnavis said, "The swearing-in ceremony of the new government will be held tomorrow at 5:30 pm in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I met Eknath Shinde and requested him to join us in this government, as it is the wish of Mahayuti workers...We will fulfil the promises made to the people of Maharashtra."

The decision came amid anticipations and political manoeuvring as Eknath Shinde wanted to become the chief minister of Maharashtra. However, the BJP, refused to budge and later, Shinde said he would back the PM Modi's pick.

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On Wednesday, Eknath Shinde expressed satisfaction with the two-and-a-half years of the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra.

"I am very happy with the completion of two-and-a-half years. The work done by our government--the Mahayuti government--by the three of us and our team in the last 2.5 years is remarkable. It will be written in golden letters in history. We are proud to have taken such significant decisions," said Shinde.

Shinde was accompanied by Fadnavis and NCP chief Ajit Pawar at a press conference.

Sharad Pawar also addressed the media and stressed their commitment to effective governance. "We will leave no stone unturned in running the government. Party activities will be managed by BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule and NCP's Sunil Tatkare," he said.