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Economic Times | 09 Aug, 2022 | 11:44AM IST
Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis Sarkar LIVE Updates: 9 Shiv Sena leaders, as many from BJP take oath
The expansion comes almost 40 days after Sena’s Eknath Shinde was sworn in as chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as his deputy on following the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray due to a rebellion in the Sena ranks.
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Team Shinde
#MaharashtraCabinet | Nine BJP leaders and nine Shiv Sena leaders to take oath today in the state cabinet expansion… https://t.co/6ztblTzTsF
— ANI (@ANI) 1660022463000Ahead of ministry expansion, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde meets Sena MLAs backing him
Altogether 18 ministers will be sworn in, a former minister told PTI on condition of anonymity. They will include nine each from the Shinde group and BJP
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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion
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The ceremony will be held at the Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai at 11 am, an aide of Shinde told PTI on condition of anonymity.
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Remembering all those who took part in the Quit India Movement under Bapu's leadership and strengthened our freedom… https://t.co/xceOMl0Y6M
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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde visited Sachkhand Hazur Sahib Gurudwara in Nanded, yesterday You will get to know eve… https://t.co/0lTzQLHydF
— ANI (@ANI) 1659994276000A two-member cabinet until now
Shinde and Fadnavis, who have been functioning as a two-member cabinet, were in Delhi over the weekend and attended a NITI Aayog meeting along with 22 other chief ministers.
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The first phase
According to reports, in the first phase, around 15-18 ministers will be sworn in.
The much-needed expansion
CM Eknath Shinde will expand his 40-day-old ministry on August 9. Maharashtra Cabinet expansion comes more than a month after Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the chief minister of the state.
The Probables
Senior BJP leaders Sudhir Mungantiwar, Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan are likely to be inducted as new ministers.
