Maharashtra cabinet expansion on December 14, says Deputy CM Ajit Pawar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Deputy Prime Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday announced the cabinet expansion of Government of Maharashtra will take place on Saturday.
“Cabinet expansion in Maharashtra will take place on December 14,” Pawar said while talking to reporters after a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah.
Regarding the allocation of ministerial positions to the BJP, CM Devendra Fadnavis told reports, “In our party, decisions are taken by the parliamentary council and our senior leadership. As far as making ministers based on the BJP quota is concerned, we will decide on that. Similarly, the NCP and Shiv Sena will decide the names of their ministers at their level. The formula for cabinet expansion has already been determined.
Meanwhile, an NCP official had earlier indicated that BJP is expected to receive 20 positions, while Shiv Sena and NCP are expected to receive 10 positions each.
The NCP leader further explained that considering the significant number of Mahayuti lawmakers, the tenure of ministers could be limited to two and a half years, based on their performance evaluations.
The Sena is expected to make changes to their previous ministerial setup and is reportedly planning to bring in new representatives to fill these positions.
The cabinet expansion comes as Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister for the third time on December 5, with Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde taking on the role of deputy chief ministers. The oath ceremony, held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai and administered by Governor CP Radhakrishnan, was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.