Fadnavis expands Maharashtra cabinet with 39 new ministers
The New Indian Express Thrissur|December 16, 2024
Focus on young, new faces; 19 berths go to BJP, Shiv Sena gets 11, and NCP 9 ministers
SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI @Chennai
Fadnavis expands Maharashtra cabinet with 39 new ministers

MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday effected the first expansion of his ministry with 33 Cabinet ministers and six ministers of state. Governor C P Radhakrishnan administered the oath to all 39 ministers, many of them fresh faces, at the Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on the eve of Maharashtra state assembly's winter session.

Among the newly sworn-in ministers, 19 are from the BJP (16 cabinet berths and 3 MoS); 11 from the Shiv Sena (9 cabinet and 2 MoS); and 9 from NCP (8 cabinet ministers and 1 MoS).

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