6 days Ago By Diana George
The Maharashtra government inducted 38 ministers into the Cabinet Sunday, with the BJP leading the portfolio count. The following ministers have taken oath: BJP: Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Radhakrishna Patil, Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, Ganesh Naik, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Jaykumar Rawal, Pankaja Munde, Atul Salve, Ashish Shelar; NCP: Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Aditi Tatkare; Shiv Sena: Gulabrao Patil, Sanjay Rathod, Dadaji Bhuse, Uday Samant; Shambhuraj Desai. The swearing-in ceremony, held at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur, was conducted by Governor CP Radhakrishnan.
This is a rare event for the city, as the last such ceremony in Nagpur took place in 1991, when Governor C Subramaniam administered the oath to Chhagan Bhujbal and other ministers. First Signs Of Dissent Shiv Sena MLA Narendra Bhondekar resigned from party post shortly before the swearing-in ceremony after he was not included in the new Cabinet. Tight Deadline For Portfolio Allocation With portfolio allocation still pending, the parties face a tight deadline to assign roles to the newly appointed ministers before the upcoming session begins.
The BJP is expected to retain key ministries, including Home, Revenue, Education, Power, and Irrigation, while the NCP is likely to hold on to Finance, Cooperation, Agriculture, and Sports. BJP-Led Mahayuti Sweeps Maharashtra Elections Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on December 5 while Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers. The Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 witnessed a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance, securing a landslide win with 235 seats.
The results marked a significant milestone for the BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats. The Shiv Sena and the NCP also made notable gains, with 57 and 41 seats. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from India and around the world.
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