Maharashtra highlights: Women will get appropriate representation in cabinet, says Fadnavis as Oppn slams govt
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.
Sanjay Rathod’s induction in Shinde government sparks controversy
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.
Women will get appropriate representation in Maharashtra cabinet: Fadnavis
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.
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Activists angry as Maha government fails to induct women in expanded cabinet
Rights activists have expressed disappointment over the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra failing to induct women into the cabinet which was expanded on Tuesday after 41 days. Eighteen MLAs, including state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai.
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Washed to come out clean: Sena leader takes jibe at BJP over new Maharashtra Cabinet
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.
Great blend of experience, passion to deliver good governance: PM on Maharashtra Cabinet expansion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the new ministers in the Maharashtra government and said the team is a great blend of administrative experience and the passion to deliver good governance.Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expanded his two-member ministry, 41 days after he took oath and 18 legislators, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai.