<p>Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ajit-pawar">Ajit Pawar</a> on Sunday said some ministers who took oath will have a tenure of two and a half years, underlining constraints in accommodating aspirations of hopefuls.</p>.<p>"We will give an opportunity to others also for two-and-a-half years," Pawar said while addressing a gathering of his party workers in Nagpur hours before the cabinet expansion.</p>.<p>Everybody wants to become a minister and deserves an opportunity, but the ministerial berths are limited, he pointed out.</p>.Expanded Maharashtra ministry a mix of old and new faces, 39 ministers take oath.<p>The 10-day-old BJP-led Mahayuti alliance ministry in Maharashtra was expanded here on Sunday, with 39 ministers being sworn in, taking its strength to 42.</p>.<p>In the expansion, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 for Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).</p>.<p>Among the prominent leaders left out of the ministry include NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil and BJP's Sudhir Mungantiwar.</p>.<p>While 33 legislators were sworn in as cabinet ministers, six took oath as ministers of state.</p>.<p>The council of ministers in Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 members, including the chief minister.</p>.<p>In the November 20 assembly polls, the Mahayuti swept to power, winning 230 out of 288 seats in the state.</p>.Maharashtra Cabinet expansion: Sudhir Mungantiwar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Abdul Sattar denied ministerial berths.<p>The BJP led with 132 seats, followed by Shinde's Shiv Sena with 57 and Pawar's NCP getting 41.</p>.<p>"Everyone feels like getting an opportunity to become a minister. However, the ministerial berths remain limited while everyone deserves a chance," Pawar said.</p>.<p>During the previous tenure of the Mahayuti government, some legislators got an opportunity to work as ministers for one-and-a-half years, he noted.</p>.<p>"We have decided that during the five-year tenure of this government, we will give an opportunity to others also for two-and-a-half years, which means many will get a chance to become (cabinet) ministers and state ministers. Accordingly, many districts and regions will get representation," Pawar added.</p>.<p>The week-long winter session of the state legislature is slated to begin in Nagpur, Maharashtra's second capital, on Monday.</p>
<p>Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/ajit-pawar">Ajit Pawar</a> on Sunday said some ministers who took oath will have a tenure of two and a half years, underlining constraints in accommodating aspirations of hopefuls.</p>.<p>"We will give an opportunity to others also for two-and-a-half years," Pawar said while addressing a gathering of his party workers in Nagpur hours before the cabinet expansion.</p>.<p>Everybody wants to become a minister and deserves an opportunity, but the ministerial berths are limited, he pointed out.</p>.Expanded Maharashtra ministry a mix of old and new faces, 39 ministers take oath.<p>The 10-day-old BJP-led Mahayuti alliance ministry in Maharashtra was expanded here on Sunday, with 39 ministers being sworn in, taking its strength to 42.</p>.<p>In the expansion, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 for Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).</p>.<p>Among the prominent leaders left out of the ministry include NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil and BJP's Sudhir Mungantiwar.</p>.<p>While 33 legislators were sworn in as cabinet ministers, six took oath as ministers of state.</p>.<p>The council of ministers in Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 members, including the chief minister.</p>.<p>In the November 20 assembly polls, the Mahayuti swept to power, winning 230 out of 288 seats in the state.</p>.Maharashtra Cabinet expansion: Sudhir Mungantiwar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Abdul Sattar denied ministerial berths.<p>The BJP led with 132 seats, followed by Shinde's Shiv Sena with 57 and Pawar's NCP getting 41.</p>.<p>"Everyone feels like getting an opportunity to become a minister. However, the ministerial berths remain limited while everyone deserves a chance," Pawar said.</p>.<p>During the previous tenure of the Mahayuti government, some legislators got an opportunity to work as ministers for one-and-a-half years, he noted.</p>.<p>"We have decided that during the five-year tenure of this government, we will give an opportunity to others also for two-and-a-half years, which means many will get a chance to become (cabinet) ministers and state ministers. Accordingly, many districts and regions will get representation," Pawar added.</p>.<p>The week-long winter session of the state legislature is slated to begin in Nagpur, Maharashtra's second capital, on Monday.</p>