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Cabinet expansion will take place in Maharashtra on Sunday at 4 pm. According to sources, two proposals are being considered. In the first proposal, 30 MLAs can be made ministers, while in the second, 18-20 MLAs can be made ministers. 21 ministers from BJP, 12 from Shinde Shiv Sena and 10 from Ajit NCP can be finalised.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 14, 2024, 09:14 PM
Maharashtra Politics: There is a big stir in the politics of Maharashtra. According to sources, the much-awaited cabinet expansion of the Maharashtra government will take place at 4 pm on Sunday. Two proposals have been prepared regarding this expansion.

Under the first proposal, about 30 MLAs can be sworn in as ministers, while in the second proposal this number can be limited to 18-20 MLAs.

First proposal:

According to this proposal, 30 MLAs will take oath as ministers. The representation of parties in this can be something like this:

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 15 ministers

Shinde faction (Shiv Sena): 8 ministers

Ajit Pawar faction (NCP): 7 ministers

Second proposal:

There is a plan to include only 18-20 MLAs in this proposal. In this situation, the representation of the parties can be as follows:

BJP: 10 ministers

Shinde faction: 4-5 ministers

Ajit Pawar faction: 4-5 ministers

Total size of the Council of Ministers

The total number of ministers in the Maharashtra government can be up to 43.

From BJP quota: 21 ministers

From Shinde faction quota: 12 ministers

From Ajit Pawar faction quota: 10 ministers

Possible faces from BJP

A mix of experienced and new generation leaders can be seen among the potential ministers of BJP.

These may include:

Chandrashekhar Bawankule (Nagpur, OBC)

Sudhir Mungantiwar (Chandrapur, Komati caste)

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Ahmednagar, Maratha)

Girish Mahajan (Jamner, OBC)

Chandrakant Patil (Pune, Maratha)

Mangal Prabhat Lodha (Mumbai, Marwari)

Pankaja Munde (Marathwada, OBC)

Nitesh Rane (Konkan, Maratha)

Possible faces from Shinde faction

Possible ministers from Shiv Sena (Shinde faction):

Uday Samant (Ratnagiri, Maratha)

Shambhuraje Desai (Patan, Maratha)

Dada Bhuse (Malegaon, Maratha)

Gulabraj Patil (Jalgaon, OBC)

Sanjay Shirsat (Aurangabad, Dalit)

Possible faces from Ajit Pawar faction

Possible names from NCP:

Chhagan Bhujbal (Yevla, OBC)

Aditi Tatkare (Raigad, OBC)

Sanjay Bansode (Latur, Dalit)

Narhari Jhirwal (Nashik, Tribal)

Emphasis on young and new faces

According to sources, the list of potential ministers of all three parties has been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. It is also being said that the BJP leadership is in favor of giving priority to clean and young faces. This decision may lead to the elimination of some senior and experienced leaders.

Conclusion

This cabinet expansion can bring important changes in the politics of Maharashtra. An attempt will be made to improve the performance and image of the government by maintaining a balance between senior and young leaders. Now everyone's eyes are fixed on Sunday evening, when the picture of this much-awaited expansion will be clear.