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Bollywoods biggest stars were in attendance at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai for the oath-taking ceremony of Maharashtras new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday afternoon.
Bollywood’s biggest stars were in attendance at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai for the oath-taking ceremony of Maharashtra’s new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday (Dec 5) afternoon. From Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Ranbir Kapoor and Ranveer Singh – Bollywood stars and sports stars like Sachin Tendulkar occupied front-row seats as Fadnavis was sworn in.
A live video feed from the event captured Salman and Shah Rukh in dark, formal suits, sharing a warm hug as they met each other before the ceremony began. Shah Rukh’s manager Pooja Dadlani was also with him.
Also present for the event was Ranveer Singh who was seen exchanging pleasantries with, Ranbir Kapoor. Actress Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt were also present at the event. Singer Udit Narayan and actor Vicky Kaushal were also seen at the ceremony.
On Thursday morning, Maharashtra CM designate Devendra Fadnavis offered prayers at Shree Siddhivinayak Temple and Shree Mumbadevi Temple in Mumbai.
Shiv Sena leader Ekanth Shinde and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar were also sworn in as the deputy chief ministers. The oaths were administered by Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and JP Nadda, and several chief ministers and leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) also took part in the ceremony.
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