Bharat Express

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On Thursday, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took the oath as Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra in a ceremony held at Mumbai's Azad Maidan.

The ceremony saw the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other dignitaries, marking a significant moment in Maharashtra's political landscape.

On Thursday, Sanjay Raut took a dig at outgoing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde after the MahaYuti alliance chose Devendra Fadnavis as new CM.

Maharashtra's 31st Chief Minister is likely to be sworn in on 5 December at 1 PM at Azad Maidan, south Mumbai.

Counting begins at 8 AM with postal ballots, followed by EVM votes at 8:30 am A total of 288 counting centres have been set up, with one additional centre for the Nanded Lok Sabha constituency.

The list of expelled BJP functionaries includes several prominent leaders, such as Shrikant Karle, Sopan Patil (Dhule Rural), Mayur Kanse, and Ashwani Sonawane (Jalgaon City), among others.

Nawab Malik, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) nominee for Mankhurd-Shivajinagar and former minister, has requested the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not to campaign on his behalf.

The Mumbai Police arrested a 20-year-old man from Noida for making a death threat against Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of late Baba Siddique.

Former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah, officially entered the race for the Ganderbal Assembly seat by filing his nomination papers on Wednesday.

The Rajya Sabha, which has a total of 245 seats, currently has eight vacancies—four from Jammu and Kashmir and four nominated seats.