Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Full list of 39 ministers joining the Devendra Fadnavis government

Taking charge: Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan with BJP leader Chandrakant Patil during the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday. PTI
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A total of 19 BJP ministers, 11 from Shiv Sena, and nine from NCP, took their oath of office. Governor C.P. Radhakrishna administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Ministers at the Raj Bhavan in Nagpur, marking the first Cabinet expansion held in the State’s second capital in 33 years. The last such event was during the Sudhakarrao Naik-led government in 1991. The week-long Winter Session of the State Legislature is slated to begin in Nagpur today.

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The expansion saw 39 ministers sworn in, raising the total number of ministers to 42. Of the new appointees, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 19 ministerial berths, while 11 went to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 to Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Among the 39 ministers, 33 were appointed as cabinet ministers, and 6 took the oath as ministers of state. Check the full list of ministers.

Bharatiya Janata Party: 19

1. Chandrashekhar Bawankule

2. Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil

3. Chandrakant Patil

4. Girish Mahajan

5. Ganesh Naik

6. Mangalprabhat Lodha

7. Jaykumar Rawal

8. Pankaja Munde

9. Atul Save

10. Ashok Uike

11. Ashish Shelar

12. Shivendra Raje Bhosale

13. Jaykumar Gore

14. Sanjay Sawakare

15. Nitish Rane

16. Akash Fundkar

17. Madhuri Misal (MoS)

18. Dr. Pankaj Bhoyar (MoS)

19. Meghana Bordikar Sakore (MoS)

Nationalist Congress Party: 9

1. Hasan Mushrif

2. Dhananjay Munde

3. Dattatraya Bharne

4. Aditi Tatkare

5. Manikrao Kokate

6. Narhari Zirwal

7. Makrand Jadhav Patil

8. Babasaheb Patil

9. Indranil Naik (MoS)

Shiv Sena : 11

1. Gulabrao Patil

2. Dada Bhuse

3. Sanjay Rathod

4. Uday Samant

5. Shambhuraje Desai

6. Sanjay Shirsat

7. Pratap Sarnaik

8. Bharat Gogawale

9. Prakash Abitkar

10. Ashish Jaiswal (MoS)

11. Yogesh Kadam (MoS)

The Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in the November 20 Assembly electionwinning 230 of the 288 seats. The BJP emerged as the largest party with 132 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 57 and the NCP with 41. Despite this success, Cabinet formation faced initial hurdles, including Mr. Shinde’s hesitation to accept the Deputy Chief Minister post. The issue was resolved after extensive discussions, with the Shiv Sena securing prominent roles for its leaders.

Addressing a press conference after 39 legislators of Maha Yuti took oath as ministers as part of the expansion of the cabinet on the eve of the winter session of the legislature, Fadnavis said Maha Yuti allies have agreed to conduct a “performance audit” of ministers during their tenure.