Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/devendra-fadnavis-included-in-bjps-cec-nitin-gadkari-shivraj-singh-chouhan-dropped-from-parliamentary-board-23241413" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Devendra Fadnavis</a> has been appointed the Leader of the House in the state Legislative Council, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Wednesday.
Shinde made the announcement as he introduced newly-inducted members of his Cabinet to the Upper House on the first day of the monsoon session of the state legislature.
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Later, Fadnavis, a senior <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/ex-bjp-functionary-mohit-kambojs-tweet-hints-at-imminent-arrest-of-big-ncp-leader-23241435" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> (BJP) leader, introduced the newly-elected members of the Legislative Council.
Fadnavis is a member of the Legislative Assembly from Nagpur.
Usually, the Chief Minister is the Leader of the House in the Assembly, while the deputy CM holds the equivalent post in the Council.
The Upper House also passed a resolution congratulating Droupadi Murmu and Jagdeep Dhankhar on their election as President and Vice-President, respectively.&nbsp;
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Shinde made the announcement as he introduced newly-inducted members of his Cabinet to the Upper House on the first day of the monsoon session of the state legislature

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