It is a great blend, says PM Modi as 18 MLAs take oath as ministers

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New
Delhi,
Aug
09:
Prime
minister
Narendra
Modi
on
Tuesday
congratulated
18
MLAs
of
Shiv
Sena
and
BJP
who
took
oath
as
ministers
and
called
it
“a
great
team”.

“Congratulations
to
all
those
who
took
oath
as
ministers
in
Maharashtra
government
today.
It
is
a
great
team
of
people
with
administrative
experience
and
a
passion
for
good
governance.
I
wish
them
all
the
best
in
serving
the
people
of
the
state”,
tweeted
PM
Modi.

The
much-delayed
expansion
of
the
41-day-old
Maharashtra
ministry
saw
as
many
as
17
former
ministers
taking
oath
on
Tuesday.
Of
the
18
ministers
sworn
in
at
the
Raj
Bhavan
ceremony,
only
one
has
become
a
minister
for
the
first
time.

There
is
no
woman
on
the
list.