<p>A fortnight after he took over the reins of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday allocated the portfolios to his six-member team.</p>.<p>While the Shiv Sena will control the home department, the revenue and finance departments have been given to Congress and NCP, respectively.</p>.<p>The portfolios have been allocated in a fashion to keep the balance of power intact.</p>.<p>On November 28, 59-year-old Uddhav, the unanimous leader of Maha Vikas Aghadi, was sworn in as a chief minister along with a six-member Cabinet — Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai (Shiv Sena), Chhagan Bhujbal and Jayant Patil (NCP) and Babasaheb Thorat and Dr Nitin Raut (Congress). </p>.<p>The Winter Session of the Maharashtra legislature starts in Nagpur on December 16 and before that the allocation of ministries was essential.</p>.<p>The expansion of ministry is likely to be held on November 22 and NCP president Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar could be sworn in as Thackeray’s deputy. </p>.<p>Uddhav’s son Aditya might become a junior minister.</p>.<p>Shinde has been allocated portfolios of Home, Urban Development, Environment, Water Supply & Sanitation, Soil & Water Conservation, Tourism, Public Works (Public Enterprises), Parliamentary Affairs, Ex-Servicemen Welfare.</p>.<p>Desai will head Industries, Mining, Higher & Technical Education, Sports & Youth Affairs, Agriculture, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Horticulture, Transport, Marathi Language, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, Earthquake Rehabilitation, Ports and Salt Land development ministries.</p>.<p>NCP’S Bhujbal (NCP) will hold the charge of Rural Development, Water Resources & Command Area Development, Social Justice & Special Assistance, State Excise, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Food & Drug Administration.</p>.<p>Patil will look after Finance & Planning, Housing, Public Health, Cooperation & Marketing, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection, Labour and Minorities Development.</p>.<p>Thorat has been allocated Revenue, Energy, Non-Conventional Energy, Medical Education, School Education, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries.</p>.<p>Raut (Congress) will look after Public Works (excluding Public Undertakings), Tribal Development, Women & Child Development, Textiles, Relief & Rehabilitation, Other Backward Classes, Social & Educational Backward Classes, Notified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes and Special Backward Classes Welfare.</p>
<p>A fortnight after he took over the reins of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday allocated the portfolios to his six-member team.</p>.<p>While the Shiv Sena will control the home department, the revenue and finance departments have been given to Congress and NCP, respectively.</p>.<p>The portfolios have been allocated in a fashion to keep the balance of power intact.</p>.<p>On November 28, 59-year-old Uddhav, the unanimous leader of Maha Vikas Aghadi, was sworn in as a chief minister along with a six-member Cabinet — Eknath Shinde and Subhash Desai (Shiv Sena), Chhagan Bhujbal and Jayant Patil (NCP) and Babasaheb Thorat and Dr Nitin Raut (Congress). </p>.<p>The Winter Session of the Maharashtra legislature starts in Nagpur on December 16 and before that the allocation of ministries was essential.</p>.<p>The expansion of ministry is likely to be held on November 22 and NCP president Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar could be sworn in as Thackeray’s deputy. </p>.<p>Uddhav’s son Aditya might become a junior minister.</p>.<p>Shinde has been allocated portfolios of Home, Urban Development, Environment, Water Supply & Sanitation, Soil & Water Conservation, Tourism, Public Works (Public Enterprises), Parliamentary Affairs, Ex-Servicemen Welfare.</p>.<p>Desai will head Industries, Mining, Higher & Technical Education, Sports & Youth Affairs, Agriculture, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Horticulture, Transport, Marathi Language, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, Earthquake Rehabilitation, Ports and Salt Land development ministries.</p>.<p>NCP’S Bhujbal (NCP) will hold the charge of Rural Development, Water Resources & Command Area Development, Social Justice & Special Assistance, State Excise, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Food & Drug Administration.</p>.<p>Patil will look after Finance & Planning, Housing, Public Health, Cooperation & Marketing, Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection, Labour and Minorities Development.</p>.<p>Thorat has been allocated Revenue, Energy, Non-Conventional Energy, Medical Education, School Education, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries.</p>.<p>Raut (Congress) will look after Public Works (excluding Public Undertakings), Tribal Development, Women & Child Development, Textiles, Relief & Rehabilitation, Other Backward Classes, Social & Educational Backward Classes, Notified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes and Special Backward Classes Welfare.</p>
