Cabinet Portfolio Allocation: Decision of the Maha-Yuti to Not Make Any Significant Changes

Pimpri Chinchwad : The Maha-Yuti (Grand Alliance) has decided not to make any significant changes in the Cabinet portfolio allocation. According to this decision, the portfolios of Home, Revenue, and Public Works will remain with the BJP. The Shiv Sena will receive the portfolios of Urban Development and Housing, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will be assigned Finance and Excise portfolios, according to reliable sources.

A final decision regarding the portfolio distribution will be made within the next 24 hours. The Shiv Sena’s list of proposed ministers was submitted to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last night, while the NCP’s list is expected to be submitted today. The Chief Minister will present the complete list of portfolio allocations to the Governor within the next two days.

The state’s Winter Session is currently underway in Nagpur. The expansion of the state Cabinet took place on December 15, with 39 MLAs from the Maha-Yuti taking the oath of office. However, the allocation of portfolios has not yet been finalized.

Portfolio Allocation Overview:

According to sources, the key portfolios from the previous Cabinet will remain with the same parties. The BJP will retain control over the Home, Revenue, Public Works, Tourism, and Energy departments. The Shiv Sena will retain the Urban Development and Housing portfolios, while the NCP will manage the Finance and Women’s and Child Development departments. The Excise portfolio will be transferred to the NCP. Notably, the BJP’s Housing department will go to the Shiv Sena, and Aditi Tatkare, a member of the NCP, is expected to hold a ministerial position again.

BJP (Cabinet Portfolio Allocation):

Home

Revenue

Public Works

Tourism

Energy

Shiv Sena (Cabinet Portfolio Allocation):

Urban Development

Housing

Nationalist Congress Party (Cabinet Portfolio Allocation):

Finance

Women’s and Child Development

Excise

Cabinet Ministers:

Chandrashekhar Bawankule

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil

Hasan Mushrif

Chandrakant Patil

Girish Mahajan

Gulabrao Patil

Ganesh Naik

Dada Bhuse

Sanjay Rathod

Dhananjay Munde

Mangalprabhat Lodha

Uday Samant

Jaykumar Rawal

Pankaja Munde

Atul Sawant

Ashok Uike

Shambhuraj Desai

Ashish Shelar

Dattatray Bharne

Aditi Tatkare

Shivendra Singh Bhosale

Manikrao Kokate

Jaykumar Gore

Narhari Zhirwal

Sanjay Sawkare

Sanjay Shirsath

Pratap Sarnaik

Bharat Gogavale

Makarand Patil

Nitesh Rane

Akash Fundkar

Babasaheb Patil

Prakash Abitkar

Ministers of State:

Madhuri Misal

Ashish Jayswal

Pankaj Bhoyar

Meghna Bordikar Sakore

Indranil Naik

Yogesh Kadam