Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday announced that 39 leaders took oath as cabinet ministers, with six of them being state ministers and that the allocation of portfolios is expected to be finalized within two days.
At the swearing-in ceremony of cabinet ministers in the Maharashtra government, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday addressed the absence of the opposition, underlining that their boycott of such events has been a long-standing practice.
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 the oath as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra government, BJP leader Nitesh Rane on Sunday expressed gratitude for being given the opportunity to serve and promised to work towards the state's development.
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.
Amid speculation over Maharashtra cabinet formation, state Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis on Thursday said that the formula for cabinet expansion is already decided and soon the people will get to know.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday criticized the Maharashtra Cabinet formation accusing the BJP of breaking parties and establishing their own government in the state.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in-charge for Haryana, Dr Satish Poonia, on Thursday defended the time taken to form the Maharashtra Cabinet, saying that opposition parties have no right to raise questions on the matter, as they have been rejected by the people.
Amid reports that Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is 'upset' after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar in the national capital on Thursday, Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant clarifie