New Delhi: The suspense over naming Maharashtra Chief Minister was over after name of senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was announced on Wednesday. Fadnavis will take oath on Thursday at 5.30 PM after Mahayuti led by BJP registered an impressive win in Maharashtra Assembly polls. Mahayuti alliance have won 232 seats out of 288 assembly seats.
This will be the third time when Devendra Fadnavis will be Maharashtra Chief Minister. The oath taking will be held at Azad Maidan preparations for which are in full swing. The invitation cards for the ceremony have been dispatched for all the prominent people in political circles.
Name surprise in oath invitation
The invitation card for oath taking ceremony has a surprising detail. This time, the invitation cards names Devendra Fadnavis as ‘Devendra Sarita Gangadharrao Fadnavis’ incorporating the name of CM designate’s mother and father. Sarita is the name of Devendra Fadnavis mother, while his father’s name is Gangadhar Fadnavis, said a report in NDTV.
The invitation was issued by Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik. This is said to be the first time that the BJP leader has used his mother’s name in an official document. Devendra Fadnavis had the name of his father in the invitation for oath taking in both 2014 and 2019. But there was no mention of his mother’s name in the two previous invitations.
Oath taking in Maharashtra tomorrow
Devendra Fadnavis was born into a traditional Brahmin family in Maharashtra. His father Gangadhar Fadnavis, a member of Maharashtra legislative council, died due to cancer. Gangadhar Fadnavis was a leader of Jan Sangh and later of the BJP.
