After Maha Vikas Aghadi government was formed in Maharashtra no one knew who will get what portfolio. Even though Uddhav Thackeray took oath as Chief Minister the ministries are still to be decided. However, if reports are to believed NCP is likely to get 16 ministries including Deputy Chief Minister instead of 15 while Shiv Sena’s share fell to 15 including CM and Congress to get 12 in the Uddhav Thackeray-led cabinet in Maharashtra.
The cabinet expansion is likely to be completed after December 21. Winter session is going to start from December 16 and according to reports the cabinet expansion and reshuffle of portfolios is likely to happen after December 21.
On November 28, Thackeray was sworn in as Maharashtra’s chief minister. The six other leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi who were sworn in as ministers were Desai and Shinde from Shiv Sena, Patil and Bhujbal from NCP and Balasaheb Thorat and Nitin Raut from Congress. (Inputs from Free Press Journal)
