Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: BJP’s Bawankule And 38 Other Leaders From Shiv Sena And NCP Leaders Take Oath As Ministers (Video)

Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: BJP’s Bawankule And 38 Other Leaders From Shiv Sena And NCP Leaders Take Oath As Ministers (Video)

In the expansion, BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party.

PTIUpdated: Sunday, December 15, 2024, 07:08 PM IST
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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: 39 Ministers take oath today at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur | ANI

The 10-day-old BJP-led Mahayuti alliance ministry in Maharashtra was expanded at Nagpur on Sunday, with 39 ministers being sworn in, taking its strength to 42.

In the expansion, BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party.

While 33 legislators were sworn in as cabinet ministers, six took oath as ministers of state.

Watch: Maharashtra Ministers Taking Oath At Raj Bhavan In Nagpur

Governor P C Radhakrishnan administered the oath to the new ministers at the ceremony held on the eve of the state legislature's winter session being held in Nagpur from December 16 to 21.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, who took oath in Mumbai on December 5, were present.

The new cabinet includes state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar.

Results of the state assembly elections, held on November 20, were declared on November 23.

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