Eknath Shinde's Shoutout To PM Modi, Bal Thackeray In Maharashtra Oath Ceremony
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Eknath Shinde walked up and Governor CP Radhakrishnan was on stand-by to read out the oath; he managed one word - "Mein (I)..." - before Mr Shinde took over.
Eknath Shinde was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Thursday evening, bringing the curtain down on nearly two weeks of 'will he, won't he' suspense over the Shiv Sena leader agreeing to stand down his dream of the state's top job, and accept a role as Devendra Fadnavis' assistant. #WATCH | Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde takes oath as Deputy CM of Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/G33WOBOLbw
The Sena boss stood up to recite the oath a little after 5.30 pm, after Devendra Fadnavis had been sworn in, but then veered off-script a little, launching into a speech thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, and also praising Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray.
Eknath Shinde walked up to the microphone and Governor CP Radhakrishnan was on stand-by to read out the oath. Mr Radhakrishnan managed one word - "Mein (I)..." - before Mr Shinde took over.
