PM Modi tweets congratulations to all inducted in Maharashtra cabinet

Chief minister Eknath Shinde, whose revolt against the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Sena triggered the change in government, said his cabinet would work starting today.

Published on: Aug 9, 2022, 13:41:53 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Nisha Anand | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan

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Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders sworn in to the Maharashtra cabinet earlier in the day. 18 politicians - nine from each party - were sworn in by governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

(File photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  (ANI)

"Congratulations to all those who took oath as Ministers in the #Maharashtra Government today. This team is a great blend of administrative experience and the passion to deliver good governance. My best wishes to them for serving the people of the state," the PM said.

The new cabinet consists of Sudhir Mungantiwar, Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Girish Mahajan, Vijay Kumar Gavit, Ravindra Chavan, Mangal Prabhat Lodha,Atul Save, and Suresh Khade from the BJP while in the Shinde camp, Dada Bhuse, Uday Samant, Sandeepan Bhumare,Deepak Kesarkar, Shambhuraj Desai, Abdul Sattar, Tanaji Sawant, Gulabrao Patil, and Sanjay Rathod have taken oath as ministers.

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Chief minister Eknath Shinde, whose revolt against the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Sena triggered the change in government, said his cabinet would work starting today.

"Cabinet expansion took place today. Starting today, they will work full-fledged & take up the responsibility of their respective depts. The rest of the cabinet still remains (to be formed). It's a small cabinet, the rest of the cabinet still remains (to be formed)," he said.

Shinde was sworn in as the CM on June 30 after his rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray which led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra.

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