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Ashok Chavan sworn in as Maharashtra CM

Chavan, Chief Minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra ...

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Chavan, Chief Minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra ...

Last updated: Saturday, November 7, 2009 19:32 IST Mumbai: Ashok Chavan was today sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister at the head of 26-member Congress-NCP ministry here this evening, two weeks after the assembly elections results were declared. NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who will be deputy...

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