Maha ministry expanded; 29 more ministers inducted

Total strength of ministers rise to 40

PTI | November 19, 2010



Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today expanded his eight-day-old ministry inducting 29 more ministers, including 19 of Cabinet rank, taking its strength to 40 with the Congress bringing in six new faces.

Congress' ally NCP has retained its old team in the 40-member Council of Ministers which has struck a regional balance. The NCP has not dropped any minister from the previous Ashok Chavan government.

Former chief minister and Congress leader Narayan Rane were among the Cabinet ministers who were sworn in.

Congress leader Ramesh Bagve from Pune, who was Minister of State for Home in the Chavan ministry, were among four ministers who did not figure in the ministry expansion.

Prithviraj Chavan did not specify when he will fill the three vacancies from the Congress quota. Maharashtra can have upto 43 ministers with Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP adhering to the 23:20 formula.

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