While Eknath Shinde took oath as the chief minister, former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy.
Panaji:Â Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed his displeasure over the way a section of MLAs from his group danced in Goa following the announcement of his name for the top post.
On Thursday, the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs broke into a dance in the lobby of a luxury hotel in Goa, where they are currently staying, when they heard that Mr. Shinde was going to be the next chief minister of Maharashtra.
A video showing the rebel MLAs dancinghttps://hwnews.in/news/politics/watch-rebel-Sena-MLAs-dance-in-goa-as-Shinde-declared-cm/ to the tune of Marathi songs went viral. However, several netizens slammed them for the way they danced, terming the act as indecent.
While Eknath Shinde took oath as the chief minister, former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy. After the swearing-in ceremony held in Mumbai, Shinde returned to the hotel at Dona Paula near here in the early hours of Friday.
On his return, Mr. Shinde expressed his displeasure over their dance and objected to it.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today in his first address after stepping down as CM said “Had Amit Shah kept his word given to me, there would have been a BJP chief minister in Maharashtra now,â he added.âThe BJP has backstabbed me for power. I had told Amit Shah earlier as well that there should be a Shiv Sena Chief Minister for 2.5 years (during the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance). Had they done this earlier, there wouldâve been no Maha Vikas Aghadi,â said the Shiv Sena chief.
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