Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday expressed disappointment as his party Republican Party Of India (A) didn't got any ministry in the Maharashtra Cabinet expansion demanding at least one ministry.
After taking oath as a cabinet minister, Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant on Sunday vowed to work under the leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis to advance the Mahayuti government's initiatives.
BJP's state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Ashish Shelar, Ganesh Naik, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Pankaja Munde, Girish Mahajan, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Chandrakant Patil, were among the ministers who took oath.
Speaking to the media in Pune, CM Fadnavis said, "The court's order had categorised temples, and as per that order, old temple structures can be regularized. We will speak with the railway administration and try to find a solution to this issue. Whatever we can do within the rules to regu
He said that during the first cabinet meeting, they should announce the construction of an EVM temple in front of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur.
Chandrasekaran congratulated the chief minister and expressed confidence in a long-term partnership between the Tata Group and the Maharashtra government.
Fadnavis while projecting a promising future for the state at the World Economic Hindu Forum said, "Mumbai is not just the economic capital of India but will soon lead the country as a fintech hub. Maharashtra is prepared to spearhead this transformation."
Meanwhile, reacting to the Mahayuti's massive victory in the Maharashtra elections, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that they had got higher numbers than they expected.