Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Team Fadnavis takes shape at mega Mahayuti event

The cabinet expansion is taking place 10 days after Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the chief minister for the third time on December 5.

Updated on: Dec 15, 2024, 17:54:36 IST

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The much-awaited cabinet expansion of the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra took place at the Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday.

Bharatiya Janata Party's state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Ashish Shelar, Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, Ganesh Naik, Mangal Pratap Lodha, Jaykumar Rawal, Pankaja Munde and Atul Sawe were among the ministers who took oath.

Shiv Sena's Dada Bhuse, Shambhuraj Desai, Sanjay Rathod, Gulabrao Patil and Uday Samant were among ministers from deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde's party.

Ajit Pawar's NCP saw leaders Manikrao Kokate, Dattatray Vithoba Bharne, Hasan Mushrif, Aditi Sunil Tatkare and Dhananjay Munde taking oath at the ceremony.

The cabinet expansion is taking place 10 days after Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the chief minister for the third time on December 5.

(L-R): BJP's Chandrashekhar Bawankule, NCP's Hasan Mushrif and Shiv Sena's Gulabrao Patil take oath as cabinet ministers at the Raj Bhvan in Nagpur. (ANI/X)

Maharashtra assembly election results

The Mahayuti combine swept the November 20 Maharashtra elections, winning 230 out of 288 seats.

The results marked a significant milestone for the BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats. The Shiv Sena and NCP won 57 and 41 seats, respectively.

Earlier in the day, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis held a grand roadshow in Nagpur ahead of the cabinet expansion.

“It is a joyous moment that after becoming the chief minister, I have come to my janmabhoomi and karmabhoomi (birthplace and workplace). Nagpur is my family, and it is welcome by my family,” the CM said.

Fadnavis, accompanied by his wife Amruta Fadnavis, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule and others boarded a decorated open-top vehicle at Nagpur airport. The route of the rally was dotted with banners welcoming the son-of-the-soil.

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