In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has divided the portfolios of ministers. CM has kept the home department with himself. Ajit Pawar has once again been given the responsibility of Finance Ministry. Eknath Shinde has been given the responsibility of Urban Development and Housing Department. Dhananjay Munde has been given the charge of Food and Civil Supplies Ministry, while Pankaja Munde has been given the Environment Ministry.
In the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the people of the state gave a clear majority to Mahayuti. After this, the new government was sworn in on 5 December. On this occasion, Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister while Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers. However, even after the swearing in, the expansion of the cabinet was stalled. After this, the cabinet was expanded on 15 December. 39 ministers of the grand alliance took oath, which included 33 cabinet and 6 state ministers.
Minister | Department |
Devendra Fadnavis | home department |
Ajit Pawar | finance department |
Eknath Shinde | urban development, housing construction |
Chandrashekhar Bawankule | Revenue |
Hasan Mushrif | medical education |
Chandrakant Patil | Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Parliamentary Affairs |
Ganesh Naik | Forest Minister |
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | water resources |
Pankaja Munde | Environment and Climate Change, Animal Husbandry |
Uday Samant | Industry and Marathi language |
Gulabrao Patil | water supply |
grandfather husk | school education |
Girish Mahajan | Water Conservation (Vidarbha, Tapi, Konkan Development), Disaster Management |
Sanjay Rathod | soil and water conservation |
Dhananjay Munde | Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection |
Mangal Prabhat Lodha | Skill Development, Employment, Industry and Research |
Jaikumar Rawal | marketing, etiquette |
Atul Sev | OBC Development, Dairy Development Ministry, Energy Renewal |
Ashok Uike | Ministry of Tribal Development |
Ashish Shelar | information technology, cultural |
Shambhuraj Desai | Ministry of Tourism, Mines and Freedom Fighters Welfare |
Manikrao Kokate | Agriculture |
Dattatreya Bharne | Ministry of Sports and Minority Development and Auqaf |
Jaikumar Gore | Rural Development, Panchayat Raj |
Narhari Jirwal | Food and Drug Administration |
Sanjay Savkare | fabric |
Sanjay Shirsat | social justice |
Pratap Sarnaik | transportation |
Bharat Gogavale | Employment Guarantee, Horticulture |
Makarand Patil | relief and rehabilitation |
Nitesh Rane | Fisheries and ports |
breaking the sky | laborer |
Babasaheb Patil | Collaboration |
Prakash Abitkar | Public Health and Family Welfare |
Minister of State | Department |
Madhuri Misal | Ministry of Social Justice, Minority Development and Endowments, Medical Education |
Ashish Jaiswal | Finance and Planning, Law and Justice |
Meghna Bordikar | Public Health, Family Welfare, Water Supply |
Indranil Naik | Higher and Technical Education, Tribal Development and Tourism |
Yogesh Kadam | home state city |
Pankaj Bhoyar | Accommodation |
Nitesh Rane has taken oath as a minister for the first time. Pankaja Munde also returned to the cabinet after five years. Therefore, everyone's eyes were on which department Nitish Rane and Pankaja Munde would get? Pankaja Munde has been given the Department of Environment and Climate Change, Animal Husbandry while Nitish Rane has been given the Department of Fisheries and Accounts of Ports. In the cabinet expansion, Ramdas Kadam's son Yogesh Kadam also took oath as the Minister of State. He has been entrusted with the responsibility of Home State Municipal Ministry.
In the Maharashtra Assembly elections, BJP emerged as the largest party by winning 132 seats. At the same time, ally Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has got 57 seats and Ajit Pawar faction's NCP has got 41 seats. Due to BJP getting maximum seats in the elections, Devendra Fadnavis became the Chief Minister while Eknath Shinde, who was the CM in the previous government, became the Deputy CM. Ajit Pawar was the Deputy CM earlier also and is currently in the role of Deputy CM.