Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde gets Urban Devp, Ajit Pawar Finance
The Statesman|December 22, 2024
Portfolios were announced almost a month after the BJP-led Mahayuti stormed back to power in Maharashtra
Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde gets Urban Devp, Ajit Pawar Finance

Portfolios were announced for the new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra on Saturday with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis keeping Home and Law and Judiciary departments and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde getting Urban Development and Housing and Public Work.

NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has got Finance and Planning and Excise departments.

The ministerial portfolios were announced almost a week after the expansion of the Fadnavis-led government and almost a month after the Assembly election results.

Fadnavis has kept Energy (excluding Renewable Energy), General Administration, and Information and Publicity and departments not allocated to any minister.

Pankaja Munde has been allocated Environment, Climate Change and Animal Husbandry.

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