Uddhav Thackeray meets Governor; Maharashtra Assembly sessions begins

Maharashtra CM-designate and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. (Express photo)

Thackeray, to be sworn-in as CM on Thursday, was accompanied by wife Rashmi. The Shiv Sena chief will be the first from the Thackeray family to be sworn in as the chief minister. (Express photo)

A special session of the state Assembly was convened to administer oath to members in the 288-member House by pro-tem Speaker Kalidas Kolambkar. NCP leaders Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Congress leaders Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj and Shiv Sena’ Aaditya Thackeray were among the members who took the oath early. (Express photo)

Devendra Fadnavis resigned as CM on Tuesday, barely 80 hours after taking oath for the second time, the move necessitated by his deputy Ajit Pawar's resignation citing "personal reasons". (Express photo)

A day after Devendra Fadnavis resigned as the Maharashtra CM following the withdrawal of support by NCP's Ajit Pawar, the BJP leader was questioned if the alliance was a mistake. "I will say the right thing at the right time, don't worry," he said, news agency ANI reported. (Express photo: Ganesh Shirsekar)

A special session of the state Assembly was also convened to administer oath to members in the 288-member House by pro-tem Speaker Kalidas Kolambkar Wednesday. Ahead of the special session, NCP leader Ajit Pawar greeted cousin Supriya Sule with a hug outside the Assembly. (Express photo: Ganesh Shirsekar)

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray with NCP chief Sharad Pawar and state Congress president Balasaheb Thorat at a joint meeting with MLAs, in Mumbai on Tuesday. Earlier, after the fall of the Devendra Fadnavis government, the Maha Vikas Aghadi of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress staked claim to form the government, choosing Thackeray as leader of the alliance and their CM nominee. (Express photo)

Uddhav Thackeray pays tribute to father Balasaheb Thackeray. (PTI)