Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde will made cabinet expansion on tomorrow around 11 am at Raj Bhavan as the Monsoon Session of the state assembly will begin from August 10, according to the order issued in this regard. Maharashtra cabinet expansion likely to take place at 11am tomorrow.
Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis likely to get the home portfolio, sources have said. Shinde and Fadnavis, who have been functioning as a two-member cabinet, were in Delhi over the weekend and attended a NITI Aayog meeting along with 22 ministers.
Shinde and Fadnavis were sworn in as chief minister and deputy chief minister on June 30 after Uddhav Thackeray resigned due to a rebellion in the Shiv Sena. On Saturday, Maharashtra chief minister Shinde said the functioning of the Maharashtra government has not been affected in any way due to the delay in the expansion of the council of ministers and that more ministers will be inducted soon.
“The work of the government has not been affected in any way. The decision-making process has not been affected. I and the deputy chief minister have been taking decisions and there is no impact on the working of the government,” the CM said in New Delhi.
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Fadnavis said the BJP has embarked on a mission to improve its footprint in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by identifying 16 parliamentary constituencies where opposition parties have had a consistent winning streak. Top sources in the BJP said one of the reasons for the delay in expansion is the aspirations of the Eknath Shinde group.
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