Maharashtra cabinet likely to expanded on 14th December, BJP to keep key portfolios, sources

Tensions might arise within the Mahayuti over the cabinet portfolio allocation. As per sources, Maharashtra cabinet is likely to be expanded on 14th December, with the induction of 30 ministers, BJP likely to keep key portfolios. The Maharashtra winter Assembly session will begin from 16th December in Nagpur.

The suspense over who will be the next CM of Maharashtra finally came to an end when Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the third time. The grand event which took place at Mumbai’s historic Azad maidan in the evening at 05:30 pm where all the VVIP’s including PM Narendra Modi, Union HM Amit Shah and the Chief Minister’s of the ruling NDA states were present . Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were also were sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister’s.

Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar together will decide the cabinet portfolio allocation. The formula of the allocation can be as follows BJP CM + 15 cabinet berths, Shivsena DCM + 8 cabinet berths and NCP DCM + 7 cabinet berths.

Sources have also said that the BJP might keep the key portfolios with them which includes Home Ministry, Revenue Ministry and the PWD ministry which was already with them in the previous Mahayuti tenure under Eknath Shinde. On the other hand Eknath Shinde is insisting for the home ministry and the Revenue Ministry. Whereas the finance ministry is already been offered to Ajit Pawar.

This is going to be the first winter assembly session of the new Mahayuti 2.0 government. The Maharashtra winter Assembly session will begin from 16th December in Nagpur and it is expected that before the start of the assembly which is set to begin from 16th the Maharashtra cabinet is likely to expanded on 14th December in Mumbai.