Walking on a tightrope, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray did a balancing act as he undertook his first-ever ministerial expansion on Monday nearly a month after the multi-party Maha Vikas Aghadi government came to power in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray expanded his council-of-ministers today. Governor B S Koshyari administered oaths to the new ministers. Following 26 Cabinet Ministers took the oath of office.
Deputy Chief Minister: Ajit Pawar(Baramati)-NCP
Cabinet Ministers:
1)Ashok Chavan(Bhokar)-INC
2)Dilip Walse-Patil(Ambegaon)-NCP
3)Dhananjay Munde(Parli)-NCP
4)Vijay Wadettiwar(Bramhapuri)-INC
5)Anil Deshmukh(Katol)-NCP
6)Hasan Mushrif(Kagal)-NCP
7)Varsha Gaikwad(Dharavi)-INC
8)Dr.Rajendra Shingane(Sindkhed Raja)-NCP
9)Nawab Malik(Anushakti Nagar)-NCP
10)Rajesh Tope(Ghansawangi)-NCP
11)Sunil Kedar(Savner)-INC
12)Sanjay Rathod(Digras)-SHS
13)Gulabrao Patil(Jalgaon Rural)-SHS
14)Amit Deshmukh(Latur City)-INC
15)Dada Bhuse(Malegaon Outer)-SHS
16)Jitendra Awhad(Mumbra)-NCP
17)Sandipan Bhumre(Paithan)-SHS
18)Balasaheb Patil(Karad North)-NCP
19)Yashomati Thakur(Teosa)-INC
20)Anil Parab(MLC)-SHS
21)Uday Samant(Ratnagiri)-SHS
22)K.C.Padvi(Akkalkuwa)-INC
23)Shankarrao Gadakh(Nevasa)-Krantikari Shetkari Paksh
24)Aslam Shaikh(Malad West)-INC
25)Aaditya Thackeray(Worli)-SHS