Maha cabinet expansion likely to take place at 11 am tomorrow

India

oi-Prakash KL

Mumbai,
Aug
08:
The
much-awaited
expansion
of
the
Eknath
Shinde-led
Maharashtra
cabinet
will
reportedly
take
place
on
Tuesday.

Shiv
Sena
MLA
Shinde
and
BJP
leader
Devendra
Fadnavis
were
sworn
in
as
Chief
Minister
and
Deputy
Chief
Minister
respectively
on
June
30
after
the
resignation
of
Uddhav
Thackeray
due
to
a
rebellion
in
the
Sena
ranks.

The
duo
had
been
functioning
as
a
two-member
cabinet
since
then,
inviting
criticism
from
opposition
leaders.
The
duo
have
been
functioning
as
a
two-member
cabinet
since
then,
inviting
criticism
from
opposition
leaders,
including
NCP
leader
and
former
Deputy
Chief
Minister
Ajit
Pawar.

Maharashtra
cabinet
expansion
before
Aug
15;
Fadnavis
likely
to
get
Home

“The
cabinet
expansion
will
take
place
tomorrow
in
Mumbai.
I
cannot
divulge
any
details
about
it
and
who
will
be
in
the
cabinet,”
a
senior
BJP
leader
told
PTI
on
Monday.
As
per
ANI,
it
will
take
place
at
11
am.

Fadnavis
and
Shinde
visited
Delhi
multiple
times
in
the
recent
past
regarding
the
issue
of
cabinet
expansion.

Sources
had
on
Sunday
said
CM
Shinde
is
likely
to
expand
his
cabinet
this
week
by
inducting
at
least
15
ministers
and
deputy
chief
minister
Fadnavis
is
expected
to
keep
the
crucial
Home
portfolio.

On
Saturday,
Shinde
said
the
state
government’s
functioning
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
expansion
of
the
Maharashtra
cabinet
will
take
place
“before
you
can
even
imagine”,
Fadnavis
told
reporters
in
response
to
repeated
questions
on
the
induction
of
new
ministers.