Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has extended his best wishes to BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis for being sworn in as the deputy chief minister of the state, further praising him for accepting the junior slot in the government following the order of the party high command despite him being a two-time chief minister.

Notably, Fadnavis had initially denied being a part of the new government and had said that he would support the government from outside. However, on the word of the party high command, he accepted to join the government as a deputy. Thackeray denied calling it a "demotion" of Fadnavis stating that it has been done to with an aim to meet a target.