Nearly two weeks after the Maharashtra oath ceremony, the cupboard portfolios have been introduced Saturday, with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister within the final authorities, touchdown three ministries – Urban Development, Housing and Public Works – however not the Home portfolio, which he was reportedly eager on.
Ajit Pawar, the second Deputy Chief Minister, was assigned the important thing Finance Ministry and State Excise portfolio.
Chief Minister Devenda Fadnavis will maintain dwelling, power excluding renewable power, regulation and judiciary, basic administration, data and publicity and departments/topics not allowed to another minister.
The portfolios have been allotted after the weeklong winter session of the state Legislature ended earlier within the day. The power of the Devendra Fadnavis-led cupboard is 42 towards 43 permissible underneath the legislative norms.
Hours earlier than the massive announcement, state minister Girish Mahajan mentioned that “he believes a unanimous determination has been reached” between Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his Deputies over portfolio allocation.
The Mahayuti alliance of BJP, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) received over 230 of the state’s 288 meeting seats, whereas opposition’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of Congress, Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena faction and Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction might win solely 46 seats.
Mr Fadnavis and his deputies – Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar – have been sworn in on December 5, and 39 ministers have been inducted forward of the Winter Session on December 15.
Opposition events alleged that the winter session of the Maharashtra legislature was held just for formality as ministers could not resolve problems with farmers and others within the absence of portfolios.
Taking a swipe on the Devendra Fadnavis-led authorities, Uddhav Thackeray celebration chief Aaditya Thackeray right now termed the delay in portfolio allocation “a joke”, saying that ministers have gotten their perks however no accountability.
“All ministers obtained bungalows and vehicles however no accountability. A joke is happening. No one needs to serve,” he instructed information company ANI.
Portfolios allotted to BJP ministers are: Chandrashekhar Bawankule (Revenue), Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Water Resources- Krishna and Godavari Valley Development company), Chandrakant Patil (Higher and Technical Education, Parliamentary affairs), Girish Mahajan (Water Resources- Vidarbha , Tapi, Konkan Development Corporation and Disaster Management).
Ganesh Naik has been given Forests, Mangal Prabhat Lodha Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Jaykumar Raval Marketing and Protocol, Pankaja Munde Environment and Climate Change, Animal Husbandry; Atul Save OBC Welfare, Dairy Development and Renewable Energy.
Ashok Uike has been given Tribal Development, Ashish Shelar Cultural Affairs and Information Technology, Shivendrasinh Bhosale Public Works.
Jaykumar Gore has been given Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Sanjay Savkare Textiles, Nitesh Rane Fisheries and Ports, Akash Fundkar Labour.
Shiv Sena Ministers’ portfolios: Gulabrao Patil Water Supply and Sanitation, Dadaji Bhuse School Education, Sanjay Rathod Soil and Water Conservation, Uday Samant Industries and Marathi language, Shambhuraj Desai Tourism, Mining, Ex-servicemen Welfare, Sanjay Shirsat Social Justice, Pratap Sarnaik Transport, Bharat Gogawale Employment Guarantee, Horticulture, Salt Pan Lands Development; Prakash Abitkar Public Health and Family Welfare.
NCP ministers’ portfolios: Hasan Mushrif Medical Education, Dhananjay Munde Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Dattatrey Bharne Sports ,Youth welfare and Minority Development and Aukaf, Aditi Tatkare Women and Child Development , Manikrao Kokate Agriculture.
Narhari Zirwal has been given Food and Drug Administration, Special help. Makrand Patil has been given Relief and Rehabilitation, whereas Babasaheb Patil was allotted Cooperation.