This Team Is A Great Blend: PM Modi On Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion
Mumbai: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated all those who took oath as ministers in the Maharashtra government. Eighteen MLAs were sworn in as ministers in the state today.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde extended his two-member ministry, 41 days after he made a vow and 18 lawmakers, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were confirmed as bureau priests at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai. Also Read: 18 MLAs Sworn-In As Ministers In Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion
The people who made vows as priests incorporate nine each from the Shinde gathering of the Shiv Sena and the BJP.
Modi tweeted, “Congratulations to all those who took oath as Ministers in the Maharashtra Government today. This team is a great blend of administrative experience and a passion to deliver good governance. My best wishes to them for serving the people of the state.
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A sum of 18 ministers – nine lawmakers from each side – were confirmed. From the BJP, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Vijay Kumar Gavit, Ravindra Chavan, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Atul Save, and Suresh Khade took the oath.
In the Shinde camp, Dada Bhuse, Uday Samant, Sandeepan Bhumare, Deepak Kesarkar, Shambhuraj Desai, Abdul Sattar, Tanaji Sawant, Gulabrao Patil, and Sanjay Rathod were sworn in.
The oath ceremony came after groups among MLAs of the BJP at Fadnavis’ home on ‘Monday night, and later among the lawmakers of the Shinde camp a very short way off of the swearing-in function.
The resistance had been going after the public authority over the postponement in the enlistment of the gathering of clergymen after Shinde’s rebel against Uddhav Thackeray prompted the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in no time.
The BJP has 106 MLAs in the Maharashtra gathering while the Shinde camp has a strength of 50 MLAs, including free individuals. In any case, after Fadnavis played the job of the vice president serves, the BJP has guaranteed the difficult exercise in swearing in of clergymen as well.
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