Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will take oath as Maharashtra CM today at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. For the first time in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress have formed an alliance. The picture of the cabinet is not clear yet. Preparations at the venue are in the final stage. Big celebrities have been invited to the swearing-in ceremony.

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Uddhav invited PM Narendra Modi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also been called. At the same time, Uddhav called his brother Raj Thackeray himself and invited him to come for the oath. Raj has agreed to come. Earlier, Uddhav's son Aditya had come to Delhi and invited Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take the oath.

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Uddhav Thackeray has invited his brother Raj Thackeray for his swearing-in program. He called MNS Chief himself. Raj Thackeray has accepted the invitation. That is, they will participate in this evening's program. The churning continues for the post of Deputy CM in NCP. One has to choose between Jayant Patil and Ajit Pawar. There are only a few hours left for the swearing-in ceremony, but so far NCP has not been able to decide anything.

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