In an unexpected turn of events in Maharashtra government formation, Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister in early hours of Saturday.
Meanwhile, NCP's Ajit Pawar, was sworn-in as deputy Chief Minister of the state. (Catch all live updates on the Maharashtra political drama here)
On the other hand, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar distanced himself from Ajit Pawar's move and said his nephew is acting independently and that this is not the stand of his party.
Till late friday night, it was being predicted that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thachkeray will take over the throne in Maharashtra after Congress and the NCP had reached a consensus with the Shiv Sena.
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This sudden turn of events had Twitter in a frenzy where series of memes started flooding in. #DevendraFadnavis, #MotaBhai, #BJPNCP were the major trends on twitter.
