According to sources, the mumbai police have deployed more than 2,500 cops at the site as a large crowd is expected to gather. maharashtra bjp president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has been overseeing preparations for the ceremony and visited the venue in south mumbai on Monday. Armed forces, a task force, and other agencies would be present to manage the crowd. Additionally, the venue has been declared a no-flying zone for wednesday and Thursday, and the police personnel were deployed at several high-rise buildings to keep a watch.
Meanwhile drones were also expected to be deployed to keep a vigil at the oath ceremony. On wednesday, sources told that the state’s Caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde has agreed to take on the Deputy Chief Minister’s post. However, there were also indications that the Mahayuti allies Shiv Sena, nationalist congress party (NCP), and the bharatiya janata party (BJP) may squabble over portfolios. Invitations have also been extended to the chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of the national democratic alliance (NDA)-ruled states. Additionally, central ministers, governors and key central bjp office- bearers are also expected to be present, PTI quoted bjp sources as saying.
Moreover the bjp has also invited religious leaders, artists and writers from across the state. The saffron party recorded its best-ever electoral performance by winning 132 seats in the 288-member maharashtra legislative assembly in the november 20 elections. The Mahayuti coalition won a total of 230 seats.
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