Rathod, who resigned on February 28, 2021, as the state forest minister under Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government (MVA), was implicated in the death of social media celebrity Pooja Chavan.
MaharashtraDeputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said women will get appropriate representation in the state cabinet. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry by inducting 18 ministers, nine each from his rebel Shiv Sena group and the BJP.
After the induction of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs Sanjay Rathod and Abdul Sattar in the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday, former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar claimed the BJP is like a washing machine and once leaders go there, they come out clean.
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.
Maharashtra was the first state in the country to give reservation for women. Unfortunate that there are18 ministers in state Cabinet, when 50 per centof the population in the country is of women but they're not represented in this Cabinet. It shows BJP's mindset: NCP MP Supriya Sule
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated all those who took oath as Ministers in the Maharashtra government on Tuesday.
In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, "Congratulations to all those who took oath as Ministers in the Maharashtra Government today. This team is a great blend of administrative experience and the passion to deliver good governance. My best wishes to them for serving the people of the state."
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry, 41 days after taking oath as the CM.
Eighteen legislators, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai.
The list doesn't include a woman.
The strength of Maharashtra ministry has now gone up to 20, less than half the maximum allowed strength of 43.
He represents the Malabar Hill seat.
He is an MLA from Miraj in the Sangli district.
Bhuse is an MLA from Malegaon in the Nashik district and hasserved as agriculture minister. He is considered to be close to Eknath Shinde.
The senior leader from North Maharashtra is considered to be close to Devendra Fadnavis.
Earlier in the Democratic Front government, he had served as a minister holding portfolios like tribal affairs and health.
Mungantiwar hails from Chandrapur district and has served as Finance and Planning minister.
From the Shiv Sena camp:
Dadaji Bhuse
Uday Samant
Gulabrao Patil
Sandipan Bhumare
Shambhuraj Desai
Tanaji Sawant
Abdul Sattar
Deepak Vasant Kesarkar
Sanjay Rathod
From the BJP:
Chandrakant Patil
Sudhir Mungantiwar
Girish Mahajan
Suresh Khade
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Mangal Prabhat Lodha
Ravindra Chavan
Vijay Gavit
Atul Moreshwar Save
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday morning met Shiv Sena legislators backing him, ahead of the expansion of his two-member ministry. The meeting took place at the Sahyadri guest house in south Mumbai.
Shinde is backed by 40 of the 55 Shiv Sena MLAs.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall coupled with strong winds lashed Mumbai and its suburbs on Tuesday morning, leading to inundation in some low-lying areas, civic officials said. The local trains, considered as the lifeline of Mumbai, and bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were running with a delay of 5 to 15 minutes, they said. According to civic officials, the city could face water-logging if it rains heavily in the morning hours as there will be a high tide of 4.03 meters at 9.54 am.
Nationalist Congress Party's Leader of Opposition said that the Cabinet expansion will be on a small scale to enable smooth conduct of the upcoming Legislature Session. "Fadnavis called me to inform and also invited me to attend the oath ceremony. I shall be present there," Pawar told mediapersons.
For finalising the names with the BJP high command, Shinde and Fadnavis had visited New Delhi, both individually and together.
On Monday, Fadnavis met Shinde to give final touches to the ministry - and the duo have agreed to keep leaders with clean image and give representation to all sections of the society.
While there is no official word, the council of ministers is expected to be expanded in two phases - on Tuesday, around 15 to 18 ministers would be sworn in while the second phase would be undertaken after the Supreme Court decides on the bunch of petitions including on the disqualification proceedings against Shinde and others.
Rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and BJP's Devendra Fadnavis were sworn in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, on June 30 by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, after toppling the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi.The state government cleared the trust vote on July 4, but the ministry formation was delayed owing to various reasons, such as the Supreme Court hearing, the structure of the new ministry and sharing of portfolios.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray has not formally resigned as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council even after 40 days when he announced this decision while stepping down as the chief minister.
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday nominated party MLC Ambadas Danve for the post of the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
In a letter to the chairman of the Legislative Council, Thackeray said party MLCs had authorised him to nominate a candidate for the post of LoP in a meeting on July 9. Danve hails from Aurangabad, a district which has four rebel Sena MLAs.
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