Maharashtra’s new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was accorded a rousing reception on his first visit to his home city of Nagpur, after assuming the office.
Forty-four-year-old Fadnavis, who is the first Chief Minister to hail from the winter capital of Maharashtra, was welcomed by Nagpur Mayor and thousands of BJP workers gathered at the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, on his arrival from Mumbai.
Fadnavis, who was elected to the State Assembly from Nagpur south-west constituency, was sworn into office on Friday.
After a brief reception at the airport, Fadnavis was taken into an open top jeep, decked up like a chariot, along with his wife Amruta and local BJP leaders. Scores of BJP workers followed him in a massive process, through the main thoroughfares of Nagpur.
While the entire city wore a festive look with hoardings, banners, arches and rangolis all over the place, traditionally dressed women danced all along the route of the procession.
Fadnavis waved at the crowd that cheered him all through the route from the airport to his residence at Dharmapeth area
Fadnavis stopped en route and offered flowers at the statue of RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar.
Fadnavis later paid homage to late BR Ambedkar at “Deekshabhoom”, a venue at Nagpur where the architect of Indian Constitution had embraced Buddhism along with nearly five lakh followers on October 14, 1956,
It took more than five hours before Fadnavis reached his Dharmapeth residence.