18:24⇢BJP Claims Maharashtra's Throne
⌨The newspapers report extensively on Maharashtra's leadership arrangement, with Ajit Pawar announcing BJP will take the Chief Minister position while NCP and Shiv Sena will get Deputy CM posts, with swearing-in scheduled for December 5 (Aaj Tak, ABP Live, Dainik Bhaskar). Gautam Adani responds for the first time to US fraud allegations, stating "every attack makes us stronger" (India Today, NDTV, Jansatta, Mathrubhumi), while Cyclone Fengal makes landfall near Puducherry (Zee News, Dinamalar).