Maharashtra cabinet: BJP will get key ministries, Fadnavis will get Home and Finance; Shinde to deal with Urban Development
By PTI
MUMBAI: Five days after the induction of 18 ministers into his cabinet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday distributed portfolios, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting a number of key ministries, together with the Home and Finance that might be dealt with by Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Shinde saved Urban Development and 11 different ministries with himself.
Shinde, whose insurrection in opposition to the Shiv Sena management had led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, had taken oath because the chief minister on June 30 with the help of the BJP.
Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy.
In addition to Home and Finance and Planning, Fadnavis may even deal with Law and Judiciary, Water Resources, Housing, Energy and Protocol portfolios.
Another essential portfolio – the Revenue Department – has been given to BJP chief Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who had stop the Congress just a few months earlier than the 2019 Assembly elections to hitch the saffron social gathering.
Shinde had expanded his two-member ministry on Tuesday, 41 days after taking oath because the chief minister by inducting 18 ministers – 9 every from his insurgent Shiv Sena group and the BJP.
However, the listing didn’t embody any girl.
READ HERE | ‘No respect for ladies’: NCP’s Supriya Sule slams Shinde’s ‘all-male’ Cabinet
Apart from the Urban Development Department, CM Shinde has saved with himself General Administration Department, Public Works Department (public sector undertakings), Information and Public Relations, Transport, Marketing, Social Justice, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation, Soil and Water Conservation, Environment and Climate Change and Minority Development.
From the BJP’s aspect Chandrakant Patil, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Girish Mahajan, Vijaykumar Gavit, Suresh Khade, Ravindra Chavan, Atul Save and Mangal Prabhat Lodha have been inducted as ministers.
Chandrakant Patil, thought-about near Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has been allotted Higher and Technical Education, Textile and Parliamentary Affairs ministries.
In the previous, he had dealt with PWD and Cooperation ministries.
Mungantiwar has been allotted Forest, Fisheries Development and Cultural Affairs portfolios.
During his 2014-19 stint, he had headed Finance and Planning in addition to Forest ministries.
Atul Save has been given Cooperation and OBC Welfare departments, whereas Ravindra Chavan has received PWD and Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection ministries.
Both of them have been Minister of State for a quick interval prior to now.
Former Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha has received Tourism Development, Skill Development and Women and Child Development ministries.
Fadnavis’ shut confidant Girish Mahajan has been given the accountability of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Medical Education and Sport and Youth improvement.
Dr Vijaykumar Gavit has been given Tribal Development division, whereas BJP MLA from western Maharashtra, Suresh Khade has been given the accountability of Labour ministry.
From the Shinde-led group of Shiv Sena rebels, Deepak Kesarkar is the brand new minister for School Education.
Gulabrao Patil has retained Water Supply and Sanitation division, whereas Dada Bhuse, who beforehand held Agriculture, will now deal with Ports and Mining.
Abdul Sattar has been given Agriculture division.
Uday Samant, who was beforehand the Higher and Technical Education minister, has been given the Industries division.
A controversial chief from the Shinde camp, Sanjay Rathod, will deal with Food and Drugs Department.
Rathod, who was the forest minister when Uddhav Thackeray was the chief minister, was compelled to resign after BJP leaders blamed him for a girl’s suicide.
While Tanaji Sawant has been given the accountability of Public Health and Family Welfare division, Shambhuraj Desai will deal with the Excise division, and Sandipan Bhumre Employment Guarantee Scheme and Horticulture ministries.
Meanwhile, Fadnavis on Sunday stated the BJP and the Shinde camp can change some portfolios forward of the following cabinet growth if wanted.
“There is not any dispute between the BJP and CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena over the portfolio distribution.
If required, we will change some portfolios forward of the following cabinet growth,” stated Fadnavis.
He was responding to a question about himself and Shinde holding a number of portfolios amongst themselves.
Maharashtra cabinet’s most allowed energy is 43.
MUMBAI: Five days after the induction of 18 ministers into his cabinet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday distributed portfolios, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting a number of key ministries, together with the Home and Finance that might be dealt with by Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Shinde saved Urban Development and 11 different ministries with himself.
Shinde, whose insurrection in opposition to the Shiv Sena management had led to the collapse of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, had taken oath because the chief minister on June 30 with the help of the BJP.
Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy.
In addition to Home and Finance and Planning, Fadnavis may even deal with Law and Judiciary, Water Resources, Housing, Energy and Protocol portfolios.
Another essential portfolio – the Revenue Department – has been given to BJP chief Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who had stop the Congress just a few months earlier than the 2019 Assembly elections to hitch the saffron social gathering.
Shinde had expanded his two-member ministry on Tuesday, 41 days after taking oath because the chief minister by inducting 18 ministers – 9 every from his insurgent Shiv Sena group and the BJP.
However, the listing didn’t embody any girl.
READ HERE | ‘No respect for ladies’: NCP’s Supriya Sule slams Shinde’s ‘all-male’ Cabinet
Apart from the Urban Development Department, CM Shinde has saved with himself General Administration Department, Public Works Department (public sector undertakings), Information and Public Relations, Transport, Marketing, Social Justice, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation, Soil and Water Conservation, Environment and Climate Change and Minority Development.
From the BJP’s aspect Chandrakant Patil, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Girish Mahajan, Vijaykumar Gavit, Suresh Khade, Ravindra Chavan, Atul Save and Mangal Prabhat Lodha have been inducted as ministers.
Chandrakant Patil, thought-about near Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has been allotted Higher and Technical Education, Textile and Parliamentary Affairs ministries.
In the previous, he had dealt with PWD and Cooperation ministries.
Mungantiwar has been allotted Forest, Fisheries Development and Cultural Affairs portfolios.
During his 2014-19 stint, he had headed Finance and Planning in addition to Forest ministries.
Atul Save has been given Cooperation and OBC Welfare departments, whereas Ravindra Chavan has received PWD and Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection ministries.
Both of them have been Minister of State for a quick interval prior to now.
Former Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha has received Tourism Development, Skill Development and Women and Child Development ministries.
Fadnavis’ shut confidant Girish Mahajan has been given the accountability of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Medical Education and Sport and Youth improvement.
Dr Vijaykumar Gavit has been given Tribal Development division, whereas BJP MLA from western Maharashtra, Suresh Khade has been given the accountability of Labour ministry.
From the Shinde-led group of Shiv Sena rebels, Deepak Kesarkar is the brand new minister for School Education.
Gulabrao Patil has retained Water Supply and Sanitation division, whereas Dada Bhuse, who beforehand held Agriculture, will now deal with Ports and Mining.
Abdul Sattar has been given Agriculture division.
Uday Samant, who was beforehand the Higher and Technical Education minister, has been given the Industries division.
A controversial chief from the Shinde camp, Sanjay Rathod, will deal with Food and Drugs Department.
Rathod, who was the forest minister when Uddhav Thackeray was the chief minister, was compelled to resign after BJP leaders blamed him for a girl’s suicide.
While Tanaji Sawant has been given the accountability of Public Health and Family Welfare division, Shambhuraj Desai will deal with the Excise division, and Sandipan Bhumre Employment Guarantee Scheme and Horticulture ministries.
Meanwhile, Fadnavis on Sunday stated the BJP and the Shinde camp can change some portfolios forward of the following cabinet growth if wanted.
“There is not any dispute between the BJP and CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena over the portfolio distribution.
If required, we will change some portfolios forward of the following cabinet growth,” stated Fadnavis.
He was responding to a question about himself and Shinde holding a number of portfolios amongst themselves.
Maharashtra cabinet’s most allowed energy is 43.
