Bhubaneswar, Dec 5: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will vist Mumbai for the oath taking ceremony of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis as the new CM of Maharashtra.

Fadnavis will take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with NCP's Ajit Pawar will take the oath as Deputy Chief Ministers in the new cabinet, sources said.

The oath-taking ceremony will take place at Mumbai's Azad Maidan and will see the participation of several NDA Chief Ministers and leaders.

Ending the long-drawn suspense over who would get the top job, Fadnavis, Shinde, and Pawar met Governor CP Radhakrishnan to stake their claim to form the MahaYuti government.

After meeting the Governor, Fadnavis said, "The swearing-in ceremony of the new government will be held tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I met Eknath Shinde and requested him to join us in this government, as it is the wish of MahaYuti workers...We will fulfill the promises made to the people of Maharashtra."

It will be Fadnavis' third term in the top post after being unanimously elected as the Leader of the Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party Wednesday.

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