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.
Responding to questions about the legitimacy of EVM, Shinde said, "The opposition should welcome the clear majority given by the people of Maharashtra. Our 2.5 years of Mahayuti government has done so much work, and implemented so many schemes, the result of which is this..."
Shiv Sena leader and renowned actor Govinda on Saturday met Union Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale and expressed his gratitude towards the latter for being a constant support. He also extended his wishes to Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde who recent
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said that the party's winning MLAs will not take the oath of office on Saturday during the ongoing special session of Maharashtra Legsilative Assembly.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Saturday.
Maharashtra's new Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis along with Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, at the Vidhan Bhavan complex in Mumbai on Saturday.