After Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of the state. Following the swearing-in, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the double-engine government "got a third engine". 

"Now we have one Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers. The double-engine government is now a triple engine. For the development of Maharashtra, I welcome Ajit Pawar and his leaders. Ajit Pawar's experience will help strengthen Maharashtra," Eknath Shinde was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.