Major Gathering: Anticipation of Over 40,000 Attendees at MahaYuti's Inauguration Ceremony

Mumbai, Dec 3 (NationPress) The BJP, recognized as the dominant force after winning 132 seats in the MahaYuti, is gearing up for a magnificent swearing-in ceremony for the Maharashtra Cabinet scheduled on December 5.

Even before the MahaYuti officially claims the government, the BJP is taking proactive steps in its organization.

The inauguration event is poised to be attended by notable figures including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, along with approximately nine to ten union ministers such as Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, and Shivraj Chauhan, in addition to 19 chief ministers from BJP-led states and NDA allies. JP Nadda, the national president of BJP, will also be present.

The party anticipates that between 40,000 to 50,000 attendees will gather for this event at Azad Maidan, located near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in South Mumbai.

Prasad Lad, a BJP legislator and close aide to Devendra Fadnavis, indicated that around 10,000 women (referred to as Ladki Bahin) and 2,000 farmers are expected to participate.

“Members from cooperative societies have played a pivotal role in helping BJP and MahaYuti achieve significant victories, thus about 5,000 chairpersons and secretaries from these societies will also join the ceremony,” he noted.

He mentioned that special arrangements are being made for approximately 2,000 VVIPs and VIPs.

“The swearing-in ceremony will be broadcast live, allowing viewers to watch it on LED screens set up at bus stations, theaters, and other key locations across Maharashtra,” he added.

Invitations are also being extended to prominent politicians including Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, and leading business figures like Mukesh Ambani.

Nearly 100 saints, influencers, professionals including doctors and chartered accountants, as well as Bollywood and Marathi film stars, are also on the invitation list for the inauguration.

A senior leader from BJP stated that around 10,000 party workers will don T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase 'Ek Hai To Safe Hai', while Marathi and Hindi singers will entertain attendees at the venue.

Security measures have been intensified around the venue and throughout Mumbai to ensure the smooth execution of this large-scale event.

Leaders from MahaYuti, including state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Praveen Darekar, Sanjay Shirsat from Shiv Sena, and NCP ministers Hasan Mushrif and Dhananjay Munde, visited Azad Maidan on Tuesday to oversee preparations for the inauguration.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, BJP is expected to choose its legislature party group leader at the legislators’ meeting. Following this, BJP, alongside Shiv Sena and NCP, will formally express their claim to form the government to state Governor CP Radhakrishnan. Subsequently, the Governor will officially invite MahaYuti to form the government after confirming the signatures of the legislators.

Sources revealed that caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde, along with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, are likely to convene on Tuesday night or Wednesday to finalize the allocation of cabinet positions among the three parties and the distribution of ministries.

Shinde has yet to clarify his position regarding joining the government as Deputy Chief Minister, as he is also advocating for the Home Department.

(Sanjay Jog can be contacted at sanjay.j@ians.in)