Hours after 34 ministers took oath in a ceremony held in the presence of all biggies of Maha Vikas Aghadi, the coalition of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, rumours that many of the leaders are unhappy with the cabinet expansion spread which finally reached the high command. Addressing the same, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar brushed off the rumours stating nobody is unhappy with the portfolio allocations. This came as a hint the Pawar Nephew bagged a crucial portfolio. Adding fuel to the rumours Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and other leaders of the coalition called for a crucial meeting which further gave feed to rumour millers. News has it that Ajit Pawar is likely to be assigned the finance portfolio, and young cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray could get the environment and tourism portfolios.
This is the list of the portfolios confirmed so far according to the sources,
Ajit Pawar, NCP – Finance and Planning
2. Anil Deshmukh, NCP – Home
3. Jayant Patil, NCP – Irrigation
4. Dilip Valse Patil, NCP – Labour and Excise
5. Chavan Bhujbal, NCP – Food and Civil Supplies
6. Aaditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena – Environment and Tourism
7. Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena – Urban Development
8. Subhash Desai, Shiv Sena – Industry
9. Balasaheb Thorat, Congress – Revenue
10. Ashok Chavan, Congress – PWD
11. Amit Deshmukh, Congress – School Education or Power
12. Nitin Raut, Congress – Wants Power
13. Yashomati Thakur, Congress – Woman and Child Development
14. Nawab Malik, NCP – Minority Affairs
15. Jitendra Awhad, NCP – Housing
