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Ajit Pawar will create a new record, will take oath as Deputy CM. 11 days after Mahayuti got majority in the assembly elections in Maharashtra, the suspense over the post of Chief Minister has ended. Devendra Fadnavis was declared the leader of the assembly party in the meeting of BJP MLAs, paving the way for him to become the Chief Minister again. After this meeting, Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar met the Governor and claimed to form the government. As announced earlier, Fadnavis will take oath as CM at Azad Maidan in Mumbai this evening. Fadnavis is going to become the Chief Minister of the state for the third time. While Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar will take oath as Deputy Chief Ministers. But the picture regarding the cabinet is not clear yet. Names may be announced soon. However, what is unique this time is that a new record is being registered in the name of Ajit Pawar as the leader who has taken oath as Deputy Chief Minister for the most number of times in Maharashtra.
Although there is no provision for making a Deputy CM in the Constitution, but to solve the political equation, the ruling parties adopt a middle path by giving the number 2 position in the government and this post is given to a senior leader who works as a cabinet minister. I have taken the oath. At present there are 23 Deputy CMs in 14 states of the country. It is believed that Anugrah Narayan Sinha will be the first Deputy CM of the country. From independence till July 1957, Anugrah was the Deputy CM of Bihar. After him, in 1967, Karpoori Thakur was made the second Deputy CM of Bihar.
I will take oath tomorrow
On the other hand, Ajit Pawar has once again decided his role in the new government of Maharashtra. In the press conference of Mahayuti on Wednesday, it was asked whether Shinde and Pawar would take oath as Deputy CM. On this Eknath said, wait till evening. Everything will be known. Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar said that he (Eknath Shinde) will reach his decision by the evening. I am going to take oath tomorrow. On this, Shinde said jokingly, Dada has a lot of experience, Dada also has the experience of taking oath in the afternoon, evening and morning.
When Ajit Pawar became Deputy CM for 80 hours
Ajit Pawar is the Deputy CM in the Mahayuti government from 2023. Earlier in 2019, he was sworn in along with Devendra Fadnavis and served as the Deputy CM in the 80-hour NDA government. He later withdrew support from the NDA and became the Deputy CM in the Uddhav Thackeray-led Mahavikas Aghadi government.
Ajit Pawar has expressed his ambition to become CM
Not only this, Ajit Pawar has openly expressed his ambition to become the Chief Minister. Ajit said that I want to become the Chief Minister, but what should I do if the car stops at the Deputy CM’s place.
When did Ajit Pawar become Deputy CM?
Ajit Pawar has held the post of Deputy CM twice during the tenure of former Congress CM Prithviraj Chavan (November 2010-September 2012, October 2012-September 2014). He became the Deputy CM in the NDA government for the third time in 2019. However, this government lasted only 80 hours. After this, he took oath for the fourth time in the Mahavikas Aghadi government led by former CM Uddhav Thackeray. Ajit Pawar has been the Deputy CM from December 2019 to June 2022.
Then Ajit Pawar has achieved the feat of becoming Deputy CM for the fifth time in July 2023. He became a part of the government led by Shiv Sena CM Eknath Shinde. Now Ajit Pawar will take oath as Deputy CM for the sixth time today and will be a part of the Devendra Fadnavis-led government. Ajit Pawar has worked as Deputy CM during the tenure of 4 Chief Ministers. He will become Deputy CM for the second time in the Fadnavis government.