Devendra Fadnavis to take oath as Maharashtra CM today; venue, traffic advisory, guest list and other key things to know

Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) today at 5 PM for the third time in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,. Governor C P Radhakrishnan invited him to form the new government in the state. 

Besides, two deputy chief ministers will also be sworn in today, December 5. These include Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar.

Fadnavis said that he met Eknath Shinde on Tuesday and urged him to be part of the government.

“I am sure that he (Shinde) will accept my request. Similar appeals have been made by the Shiv Sena legislators. During two and half years, we Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar and myself together took decisions for Maharashtra's development. We will decide by late evening how many ministers will take oath tomorrow,” Fadnavis said.

“I am thankful to the PM for giving me an opportunity to serve the state. I also thank Home Minister Amit Shah, party president J.P. Nadda and Union Minister Ramdas Athavale for their support,” added Fadnavis.

Devendra Fadnavis to take oath today: Venue

A grand oath ceremony will take place at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. There will be around 40,000 attendees and 2,000 VIPs.

A look at the guest list

Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Union ministers 
CMs/Deputy CMs of NDA-ruled states
Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and other major political leaders of the state 
Leading industrialists, including Mukesh Ambani
Former Maharashtra CMs
More than 100 spiritual leaders
Renowned personalities from Marathi and Hindi film industries
Famous personalities from academics and literature
BJP, NCP and Shiv Sena workers

Police issues traffic advisory

Mumbai Police has increased security measures, and numerous roads will be closed or diverted to regulate traffic flow in the vicinity. The Mumbai Police Traffic Advisory will be in force from 12 PM on December 5 until the end of the event.

Since there are no parking facilities at Azad Maiden Ground, people are requested to use Public traffic arrangement (Specially Train/ Local Trains),” said Mumbai Police.