Uddhav Thackeray raj begins

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday evening took oath as Maharashtras 19th chief minister in a glitzy ceremony at Shivaji ParkSeveral thousand supporters thronged to Senas karma bhoomi to witness the ceremony which saw senior leaders from across parties industrialists and other regional leaders in attendanceUddhav became the first Thackeray to become CM when his father led the Sena Manohar Joshi and Narayan Rane were made chief minister in 1995 and 1999 Thackerays taking over of the reins comes at a time when his son has also got elected to the Assembly marking a total plunge into direct control of powerRashmi Thackeray congratulates Udhhav ThackeraySix others ndash two from each ally ndash were sworn in With doubts hanging over Ajit Pawars status inside the NCP his colleagues Jayant Patil and Chhagan Bhujbal ndash both with vast administrative experience ndash entered the cabinet Both have about 20 years of experience of being in the ministerial officesFor the Sena legislative party leader Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai were sworn in Congress state president Balasaheb Thorat and working president Dr Nitin Raut were the other ministers Uddhav is expected to expand his cabinet before December 3Aaditya Thackeray greets his father Uddhav Thackeray after he took oathSources said there were certain minor issues to be sorted before the expansion which needs to happen before the winter session of the legislature in Nagpur While the Sena assigned two Marathas to the cabinet the NCP sent a Maratha Patil and an OBC leader Bhujbal Congress sent a Maratha Thorat and a neoBuddhist RautThose who took oath invoked a fascinating array of people Uddhav mentioned his mother father and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shinde took oath after mentioning Shivaji Bal Thackeray and Anand Dighe Desai invoked Shivaji Bal Thackeray and Uddhav ThackerayRaj Thackerays mother Kunda Thackeray congratulates UdhhavWhile Jayant Patil mentioned NCP president Sharad Pawar Bhujbal invoked Shahu Maharaj Jyotiba Phule Dr Ambedkar Shivaji Bal Thackeray and Sharad Pawar Thorat invoked Sonia Gandhi while Dr Raut mentioned Gautam Buddh Sonia and Rahul Gandhi Bhujbal and Raut ensured that their respective constituencies of OBCs and backward classes are pleased when they made specific references to the iconic social reformers and deitiesMany important political figures from other states attended the ceremony which could be a precursor to a nationwide trend for regional powers to unite against the BJP DMK chief MK Stalin and his colleague TR Baalu represented Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath former Gujarat CM Shankar Singh Waghela Ahmed Patel KC Venugopal Mulik Wasnik Mallikarju Kharge and Avinash Pande all Congress and Sharad Pawar with his pack of senior leaders were also in attendanceTwo Congress lawyers Kapil Sibbal and AM Singhvi who represented the MVA in the Supreme Court to get a favourable verdict against the hushhush swearingin of Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were greeted gratefullyMost notable appearance by made by Uddhavs estranged cousin and MNS president Raj Thackeray Raj mother Kunda who is also Uddhavs maternal aunt was seen hugging and blessing her nephew Former CM Fadnavis and state BJP president Chandrakant Patil also found place on the crowded stage Mukesh Ambani and his wife Neeta were seated in the front rowShiv Sena over the yearsJune 19 1966 Political cartoonist Bal Thackeray forms Shiv Sena party workers begin to target nonMaharashtrians mainly south Indians1967 Sena wins 17 out of 40 seats in Thanes civic pollsDec 1967 Sainiks savagely attack CPI headquarters in Parel and almost destroy it Both CPI and the CPIM activists are assaulted1969 SS workers riot on MaharashtraKarnataka Border killing 59 Thackeray was arrested in the case1970 Armed Sainiks murder sitting CPI MLA Krishna Desai1974 Violent clash between Sainiks and Dalit Panthers1975 Bal Thackeray supports Indiras call for Emergency1980 Sena did not contest assembly polls works for Cong1982 Bal Thackeray declares Sena is breaking off with the CongressI propped up on the dais by Sharad Pawar and George Fernandes1984 Sainiks instigate ghastly communal riots in Bhiwandi1985 Sena wins Mumbai municipal corporation1989 SenaBJP join hands1992 1993 The orchestrated massive riots in Mumbai after the Babri Masjid demolition leaving 700 people dead1995 SenaBJP forms first saffron govt in Maharashtra1999 Saffron alliance loses power in state2003 Sainiks ransack railway recruitment office over nonMarathis appearing for exam2008 Shiv Sainiks and MNS workers attack north Indian students again over the railway recruitment exams2005 Months after Uddhavs elevation Narayan Rane expelled from Sena2006 Cousin Raj Thackeray quits party and floats MNS2007 Sena supports UPA candidate Pratibha Patil for President as she is Marathi2010 Aaditya Thackeray forces Mumbai University to drop Rohinton Mistrys Such a Long Journey from its syllabus2014 Amit Shah breaks alliance with Sena but gets back to form govt in state2019 Sena breaks away from BJP and joins with CongNCPCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates