Mumbai: The BJP-led government of Maharashtra which had been governed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be expanded soon with the induction of 12 new ministers.
Cooperative Minister Chandrakant Patil in Sangli said on Tuesday that of the 12, six will be from BJP, two from Shiv Sena and four from other allies.
He meanwhile didn’t disclose the date of expansion.
Fadnavis and nine others had taken oath on October 31, after BJP with 122 MLAs emerged as the single largest party in the October 15 election to the 288-member assembly.
Shiv Sena joined the government on December 5 after power-sharing parleys were successful when 10 Sena ministers and 10 BJP ministers were inducted, taking the ministry strength to 30. With the latest expansion, the strength will be 42.
The constituents of the BJP-led Mahayuti, which contested the polls jointly with BJP after that party severed its 25-year-old alliance with Shiv Sena ahead of the elections, have been demanding their share after BJP came to power.
Notify that BJP had tied up with RPI, Swabhimani Shetkari Paksh, Rashtriya Suraj Party and Shivsangram to form stable government in Maharashtra.
Bureau Report
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