The new government will be sworn in at a ceremony at Wankhede Stadium on 31 October. The name of Fadnavis, state BJP president, was proposed by leader of opposition in the outgoing assembly Eknath Khadse and seconded by his counterpart in the legislative council Vinod Tawde, and members of the party's core group Sudhir Mungantiwar and Pankaja Munde​