Raj Thackeray likely to attend Uddhav's oath ceremony as he becomes '1st Thackeray CM'

Ahead of swearing-in ceremony as Maharashtra's CM, Shiv Sena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray, on Thursday, has personally invite estranged cousin and MNS chief Raj Thackeray to ceremony, as per sources. Sources state that Sena chief has called upon Raj Thackeray as this is first time a Thackeray is going to become a Chief Minister. Raj Thackeray is likely to attend oath ceremony. 'sixth floor' CM office in Mumbai's Mantralay has evaded Sena which has held power over Mumbai's civic body since 1985.

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Uddhav-raj relations

Previously in January, Uddhav Thackeray along with his wife Rashmi Thackeray and two sons- Aaditya and Tejas had attended wedding of Raj Thackeray's son - Amit. two had brors had a fallout after Uddhav was chosen as Sena Chief to succeed after Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. Raj split from family's political party to form Maharashtra Navnirman Sena in 2005. Recently, re have been reports of reconciliation between two brors on a personal level when Uddhav supported his cousin when he was probed by ED.

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Uddhav to take oath on vember 28

Shiv Sena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray was chosen as leader of Maha Vikas Aghadi (Congress-Sena-NCP) unanimously and is set to take oath as Maharashtra CM on Thursday, at 6:40 PM in Shivaji Park. Maha Vikas Aghadi which staked a claim on Tuesday has been given a deadline till December 3 to prove ir numbers. post-poll alliance seemed to have reached finality in its talks on a common minimum programme and cabinets after it initially started talks on vember 9, when BJP refused to form a govt. All MLAs were sworn-in on Wednesday in a special session.

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Fadnavis, Pawar resigns

After a 4-day stint, BJP-led government fell on Tuesday after Ajit Pawar resigned as Deputy CM after Supreme Court ordered an open ballot floor test in Maharashtra Assembly on Wednesday. Shortly after, Devendra Fadnavis resigned at CM after failing to garner required numbers. He was sworn-in as CM on Saturday, after Ajit Pawar allegedly extended support of 20-30 MLAs, against Sharad Pawar's wishes - to BJP, helping it to form government after President's rule was revoked at 5:47 AM on Saturday. Almost a month after elections, president's rule was imposed after party could prove a majority. BJP-Sena which fell out squabbling over a 50-50 power-sharing and shared CM post bagged 161 seats (BJP- 105, Shiv Sena-56) while Maha Aghadi won 98 seats (NCP -54, Congress).

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