Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday evening took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra at a ceremony at the sprawling Shivaji Park in Mumbai. The ceremony was attended by his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, DMK chief MK Stalin and party leader TR Baalu, Congress leader Ahmed Patel, NCP leader Praful Patel, and BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, among others. Uddhav Thackeray will hold the first Cabinet meeting of the new alliance government around 8 pm.