Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis will be sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister on Thursday, sources said.
His name was finalized at a BJP core committee meeting held here on Wednesday ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly party meeting, they said.
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Fadnavis were present at the BJP central committee meeting.
The BJP has appointed Sitharaman and Rupani as observers for its Maharashtra assembly meeting.
Ahead of the legislative party meeting, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said the Mahayuti allies will meet Governor CP Radhakrishnan at 3.30 pm on Wednesday to stake a claim to form the government in the state.
The BJP achieved a resounding success in the November 20 Maharashtra elections, winning 132 of the 288 seats in the state, marking its best performance in the state so far.
Along with its partners – Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s NCP, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has a majority of 230 seats.
