New Twist: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister along with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the deputy chief minister, along with Eknath Shinde who took took oath as the new chief minister of Maharashtra at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday.

The BJP leader earlier had declared in press conference that, he won't be a part of the government. However, after BJP president JP Nadda video request, which had asked Fadnavis to join the government as the deputy chief minister, there came a twist. Minutes later, union home minister Amit Shah tweeted that Fadnavis would be joining the Eknath Shinde government.

Shinde, who served as the urban development minister in the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi government, rebelled against Shiv Sena boss and then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. He along with 39 other Sena MLAs camped at a hotel in Guwahati and later in Goa, reducing the Aghadi government to a minority.

After the Supreme Court refused to put a stay on the governor's decision to hold a floor test on Thursday, Thackeray resigned from his post last Wednesday night after announcing his decision to step down during his Facebook live address.