Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: Amid the possibility of cabinet expansion of the Mahayuti government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra today, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will not be able to get the Home Ministry. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis can keep the Home Department with himself. Shinde may be given the Urban Development Ministry. At the same time, the second Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is likely to get the Finance Ministry.
Which party has how many ministerial posts?
Cabinet expansion of Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra will take place today. The new ministers will take oath at a ceremony held in Nagpur. According to a senior BJP leader, 30-32 ministers are likely to take oath. According to sources, BJP may get 20-21 ministerial posts in Devendra Fadnavis government, while Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) may get 11-12 and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) may get 9-10 ministerial posts. The Council of Ministers of Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 members including the Chief Minister.
New ministers can take oath today
A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party says that the winter session of the Assembly is going to start from December 16 and before that new ministers will be sworn in in Maharashtra. The swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers can be held on December 14. There can be 21 to 22 ministers including the Chief Minister from the BJP quota while 10 ministers each from the Shinde faction and Ajit Pawar faction can be sworn in. This time in Maharashtra assembly elections, BJP has won 132 seats while Shinde faction has won 57 seats and NCP’s Ajit Pawar faction has won 41 seats. Due to the involvement of three parties in the ruling grand alliance, there is a delay in the swearing in of new ministers and allocation of ministries. Let us tell you, in Maharashtra the Council of Ministers can have a maximum of 43 members including the Chief Minister.