All eyes are on the portfolio allocations and power sharing in the new Maharashtra government which will be decided in a key meeting expected to be held on Friday. This comes a day following BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister, while Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde and NCP’s Ajit Pawar took oath as the Deputy CMs.
Calling the CM post crucial, Fadnavis emphasised that the alliance has nearly decided on the portfolio allocation, however, but needs to have another round of consultation before announcing it. He said, “All three of us (Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde) are on the same page. We were together earlier in the last 2.5 years of the government and now there is only change of role, but our team work will continue for Maharashtra”.
According to the media reports, Shinde’s Shiv Sena is likely to be allotted eight portfolios including the Urban Development Ministry and Education, while Pawar’s NCP will retain the Finance Ministry. In the new Mahayuti government, out of a total of 43 portfolios, 24 will be kept by the BJP, while 10 will be given to the Shinde-led Shiv Sena and nine to the Pawar-led NCP.
The saffron party marked its best-ever electoral performance by winning 132 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly in the November 20 elections. The Mahayuti coalition that includes Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party won a total of 230 seats. The grand swearing-in ceremony of the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra was graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath, BJP and NDA stalwarts. The ceremony also saw industrialists, cricket and Bollywood personalities who added charm to the occasion.
Those present included Union ministers J P Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Chief ministers of various NDA-ruled states were also present, including Yogi Adityanath, Nitish Kumar, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mohan Yadav and Pramod Sawant.
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