<p>Mumbai: The BJP may retain the Home and Revenue ministries in Maharashtra and allocate the Urban Development to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/eknath-shinde">Eknath Shinde</a>-led Shiv Sena and Finance to Ajit Pawar-headed NCP as the Devendra Fadnavis-headed Maha Yuti government is set to undertake its first ministry expansion and allocate portfolios.</p><p>Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister on December 5 along with two Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar by Governor CP Radhakrishnan.</p><p>On Sunday, the council of ministers would be administered oath of office and secrecy at Nagpur on the eve of the winter session of Maharashtra legislature.</p>.Shinde has demanded home from BJP, talks in progress on portfolio allocation: Sena MLA.<p>The list of Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State are yet to be finalised and would be given final touches on Sunday morning. </p><p>According to the latest available information, the BJP would get Home, Revenue, Water Resources, Rural Development, Agriculture, Social Justice and OBC Welfare. </p><p>The Shiv Sena may get Urban Development, Industries, Excise, Public Works, Water Supply, Transport and Sanitation.</p><p>The NCP is likely to get Finance, Food and Civil Supplies, Housing, and Cooperation. </p><p>During the swearing in ceremony in Nagpur, around 30 Cabinet ministers are expected to be administered the oath of office and secrecy. </p><p>As far as the total strength of the ministry is concerned, the government can have 43 ministers - 15 per cent of the total strength of the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. </p><p>Principally, the three parties have agreed on a formula of BJP (21), Shiv Sena (12) and NCP (10) ratio in the ministry. </p><p>The BJP ministerial probables include Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Girish Mahajan, Pankaja Munde, Chandrashekar Bawankule, Ashish Shelar, Rahul Kul, Ganesh Naik and Shivendra Raje Bhosale.</p><p>The Shiv Sena list includes Sanjay Shirsat, Gulabrao Patil, Shambhuraj Desai, Bharat Gogawale, Tanaji Sawant, Nilesh Rane, Ashish Jaiswal.</p><p>The NCP aspirants are Chhagan Bhujbal, Aditi Tatkare, Dhananjay Munde, Anil Patil, Ashish Jaiswal, Dharmarajbaba Atram. </p>
<p>Mumbai: The BJP may retain the Home and Revenue ministries in Maharashtra and allocate the Urban Development to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/eknath-shinde">Eknath Shinde</a>-led Shiv Sena and Finance to Ajit Pawar-headed NCP as the Devendra Fadnavis-headed Maha Yuti government is set to undertake its first ministry expansion and allocate portfolios.</p><p>Fadnavis was sworn in as the Chief Minister on December 5 along with two Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar by Governor CP Radhakrishnan.</p><p>On Sunday, the council of ministers would be administered oath of office and secrecy at Nagpur on the eve of the winter session of Maharashtra legislature.</p>.Shinde has demanded home from BJP, talks in progress on portfolio allocation: Sena MLA.<p>The list of Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State are yet to be finalised and would be given final touches on Sunday morning. </p><p>According to the latest available information, the BJP would get Home, Revenue, Water Resources, Rural Development, Agriculture, Social Justice and OBC Welfare. </p><p>The Shiv Sena may get Urban Development, Industries, Excise, Public Works, Water Supply, Transport and Sanitation.</p><p>The NCP is likely to get Finance, Food and Civil Supplies, Housing, and Cooperation. </p><p>During the swearing in ceremony in Nagpur, around 30 Cabinet ministers are expected to be administered the oath of office and secrecy. </p><p>As far as the total strength of the ministry is concerned, the government can have 43 ministers - 15 per cent of the total strength of the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. </p><p>Principally, the three parties have agreed on a formula of BJP (21), Shiv Sena (12) and NCP (10) ratio in the ministry. </p><p>The BJP ministerial probables include Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Girish Mahajan, Pankaja Munde, Chandrashekar Bawankule, Ashish Shelar, Rahul Kul, Ganesh Naik and Shivendra Raje Bhosale.</p><p>The Shiv Sena list includes Sanjay Shirsat, Gulabrao Patil, Shambhuraj Desai, Bharat Gogawale, Tanaji Sawant, Nilesh Rane, Ashish Jaiswal.</p><p>The NCP aspirants are Chhagan Bhujbal, Aditi Tatkare, Dhananjay Munde, Anil Patil, Ashish Jaiswal, Dharmarajbaba Atram. </p>