Postal Registration No. : MNW/336/2018-20 www.acrossstates.com RNI: MAHENG/2017/74287 Year:3 Issue : 18 Mumbai, Thursday 28 November-04 December 2019 Rs.5/- Pages- 24 Editor in Chief : Sanjay M. Bhaire Uddhav takes oath as CM along with six other alliance leaders MUMBAI: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra in a grand function held at the Shivaji Park here on Thursday evening. State's Governor BS Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to Uddhav Thackeray, 59, who sported a striking saffron-colored 'kurta-pyjama', the official colour of his party. In an unusual gesture, soon after completing the formalities, Uddhav Thackeray stepped to the front of the stage and knelt down, touched his hands and head on the floor to express his gratitude to the people of Maharashtra for the honour bestowed on him. Uddhav took oath as the 18th chief minister of the state, ending the month-long political crisis in Maharashtra. After the swearing-in ceremony, the newly-appointed Maharashtra CM went to hold the first meeting of his cabinet around 8 PM. The 59-year-old leader also became the third Shiv Sena leader after Manohar Joshi and Narayan Rane to become the CM of Maharashtra. Uddhav's ascension to the top post came after days of political tussle and negotiations between the Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress to form a coalition government after Sena decided to snap its ties with BJP over the chief minister’s post. Besides Uddhav, several other alliance leaders - Congress' Balasaheb Thorat and Nitin Raut, NCP leaders Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal and Jayant Rajaram Patil and Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai - also took oath at Mumbai's iconic Shivaji Park, which is the favourite venue for Sghiv Sena-sponsored events, which includes founder Bal Thackeray's iconic Dussehra rallies. 2 Mumbai, Thursday 28 November -04 December 2019 Sena, NCP, Cong to decide Former Navy chief portfolio-sharing in 2 days: Thorat Sushil Kumar no more chief Uddhav Thackeray part of the high-level would be the next chief group devising strategy minister of Maharashtra. during the Kargil war in He will be sworn in 1999. CM on Thursday evening Kumar was Chairman at Shivaji Park in Dadar, of the Chiefs of Staff Com- the place where his party mittee (CoSC) when India holds traditional Dussehra had planned Operation rally each year. Parakram in the wake of Thackeray is currently the terror attack on Indian not a member of any Parliament. The CoSC House in the state comprises the Army, Navy legislature. and IAF chiefs. Asked whether He held several key Congress president Sonia posts in the Navy which Gandhi or party leader included the Vice-Chief of government collapsed on Mumbai Rahul Gandhi would Naval Staff, the Flag Of- Maharashtra Congress Tuesday. attend Thackeray's New Delhi strengthening the country's ficer Maharashtra Area and chief Balasaheb Thorat on Speaking to reporters swearing-in ceremony, Former Navy Chief Ad- maritime security. the Flag Officer Com- Wednesday said the after taking oath as Thorat said, "Nothing has miral (retd) Sushil Kumar "Admiral Sushil Kumar manding-in-Chief of the sharing of portfolios member of the 14th state been finalised so far on died at a military hospital will be remembered for his Southern Naval Com- among the Shiv Sena, Assembly on Wednesday, this." on Wednesday morning great service to the nation. mand. NCP and Congress in the Thorat, the Congress He also said that there following a brief illness, his He contributed to the Kumar was a specialist next state government Legislature Party leader in will be more clarity on family said. strengthening of our mari- in hydrography and am- will be finalised in a the House, said, "The ratio some issues, like speaker He was 79. Kumar was time security. Anguished phibious warfare. couple of days. of portfolio-sharing will of the Assembly, after a Navy Chief from 1998- by his demise. May his The former Navy chief The 'Maharashtra be finalised in next two couple of days. 2001. soul rest in peace," the had authored a book titled Vikas Aghadi', comprising days. The number of Asked about rumours He died around 3:30 Prime Minister's Office "A Prime Minister to Re- the Shiv Sena, NCP and Cabinet and Minister of that he may be appointed AM at the Army Research tweeted quoting Modi. member- Memories of a Congress along with some State (MoS) posts to be the deputy chief minister, and Referral hospital, the Known for his strategic Military Chief" which ex- small parties and Indepen- given to each party will Thorat said, "I am not family said. thinking, Kumar had amined key decisions re- dents, has decided to also be finalised in next aware of any such Prime Minister pushed for significantly lating to defence and stra- stake claim for govern- two days." possibility so far. I can't Narendra Modi condoled expanding Indian Navy's tegic affairs by Atal Bihari ment formation in the The NCP has an- comment on any such his demise, saying Kumar presence in the Indian Vajpayee during his prime state after the BJP-led nounced that Shiv Sena speculation. contributed towards Ocean Region. He was also ministership. Subscribe Today! Govt withdraws SUBSCRIPTION FORM Name :................................................................................. J-K Reservation Bill Address :................................................................................. ................................................................................. New Delhi The government on ................................................................................. Wednesday withdrew the J- ................................................................................. 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He was dered floor test in the Assem- the 13th Legislative Assembly ter bio to "caretaker CM of chief minister in Maharashtra to made the caretaker chief min- bly, after Ajit Pawar quit as had ended. Maharashtra" on Tuesday, as no complete the full five-year term, ister after the death of his pre- deputy CM citing "personal He submitted his resigna- CM is in place right now. BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis decessor Marotrao Kannamwar. reasons". tion on November 8 and On Tuesday evening, the now holds the dubious distinc- Fadnavis' previous term as Fadnavis too resigned while changed his twitter bio to governor convened a special tion of being the CM with the the chief minister lasted from admitting that the BJP had lost "caretaker" chief minister of session of the Assembly on No- shortest tenure of four days in October 31, 2014 to November majority in the House. Maharashtra. vember 27, where pro-tem the last 59 years, a downhill Governor Bhagat Singh speaker will administer oath to journey which underlines tran- Koshyari on November 9 asked 288 newly-elected members. sient nature of politics. Fadnavis, the leader of the The 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' On Tuesday afternoon, BJP's legislative wing, to indi- comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP Devendra Gangadharrao cate willingness and ability of and the Congress had claimed Fadnavis, 49, resigned from his his party to form government. majority support of 162 MLAs post, only three days after he The BJP won maximum 105 in the House. made a dramatic comeback as seats in the assembly polls held Fadnavis had taken the the chief minister for a second last month. chief minister's oath on Satur- term with the support of NCP However, as the BJP failed day with NCP's Ajit Pawar as leader Ajit Pawar, who had bro- to muster numbers, the gover- his deputy. However, on Tues- ken ranks with his parent party nor invited the Shiv Sena, the day as it became clear that Ajit to lend support to the BJP. second largest bloc in the 288- Pawar has failed to split the However, what was sup- member Assembly with 56 NCP and secure enough MLAs posed to be a dream run for MLAs, to stake claim, and later to would help BJP touch the Fadnavis came to an abrupt end 12, 2019, making him only the The collapse of the nascent the NCP.