Uddhav Thackeray becomes Maharashtra CM: Anil Kapoor, Hema Malini, Simi Garewal react

An impasse that lasted for over a month and witnessed twists and turns more thrilling than a whodunnit, finally concluded with Uddhav Thackeray taking oath as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. swearing-in ceremony held at Shivaji Park in Mumbai was a star-studded affair with some of bigwigs from various fields gracing occasion. While stars from film industry were t present at event, many of m conveyed ir good wishes to new CM, who lives in same city as Bollywood does. Anil Kapoor, Hema Malini and Simi Garewal were among celebrities who expressed ir thoughts. Terming it a ‘momentous era opening’, y congratulated CM, while looking forward to growth by ‘leaps and bounds’ aNd  ‘'heights of development’ in state. 

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B-Town looking forward 

After Uddhav Thackeray took oath as Chief Minister, Anil Kapoor was delighted. Sharing a photograph where is posing with new CM, along with ir better halves, Sunita Kapoor and Rashmi Thackeray, Nayak star tweeted, “Congratulations, to our new CM #UddhavThackarey! Our state looks forward to growing leaps & bounds under your leadership. @OfficeofUT.” 

Anil has been involved with drama of Maharashtra government formation imbroglio as people have been urging him to become CM. This was in reference to his character in Nayak, where he becomes Maharashtra CM for one day. Anil Kapoor had n stated that he was better as a ‘Nayak’ only, t a politician. 

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Hema Malini, who is t just an actor, but also a Member of Parliament, too congratulated Shiv Sena Chief ahead of his new journey. She wrote, “Maharashtra has a new CM in Shri  @uddhavthackeray. I congratulate him & pray he takes Maharashtra to new heights of development under his leadership.” Here's tweet.

Simi Garewal had an opinion t just on new CM, but also his son, Aaditya Thackeray, who won his first election to become an MLA, and also National Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar, who made formation of government possible , with alliance of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress. veteran wrote, “Wonderful to witness a momentous era opening in #MahaAghadiRaj to see @AuThackeray's humility in inviting senior leaders.  quiet dignity of Udhav Thackeray. Wish m every blessing to lead #Mahashtra to great success (& Sharad Pawar-ji U R AWESOME!)” 

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Uddhav Thackeray is heading Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance that is being kwn as 'Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi.' After a rollercoaster month involving number-crunching, barbs and Devendra Fadnavis taking oath as CM, and NCP’s Ajit Pawar as Deputy CM, alliance staked claim to form government with support of 166 MLAs, more than halfway-mark of 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly. He is first Thackeray to become a CM.

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