Hours after Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was almost anointed as the next chief minister, the state woke up to shocking news on Saturday morning, when Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as CM, and most surprisingly Ajit Pawar as his deputy. This means the Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) senior leader has split the party to support BJP.

Ajit had revolted in the past also, but he was placated by the uncle, time and again. At least 30 MLAs are reported to be with Ajit.