A day after Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray announced his resignation from the post of Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde took the oath as the Maharashtra CM on Thursday. The development brought to an end the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra Fadnavis made the announcement on Thursday after meeting Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari to stake a claim to form the government in the state.