Maharashtra portfolio allocation: Devendra Fadnavis keeps home, Eknath Shinde gets urban development

Ending weeks of suspense, the Maharashtra government on Saturday announced portfolios for the state’s cabinet. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has kept the coveted home ministry for himself whereas deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde has got urban development and public works.

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar will lead the state’s finance department. He also got the Excise portfolio.

Shiv Sena’s Dadaji Bhuse is the new school education minister while Uday Samant continues to be the industries minister.

Sena’s Prakash Abitkar is the new health minister of state while Pratap Sarnaik is the transport minister

BJP’s Chandrashekhar Bawankule gets the revenue department.

The BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP’s Mahayuti alliance scored a landslide victory in the Maharashtra assembly election. Shiv Sena had demanded the CM portfolio for Eknath Shinde. However, after several days of drama, Shinde relented and conceded the CM post to Fadnavis.

Later, Eknath Shinde demanded the home portfolio.

Who got which portfolio

Aditi Tatkare got Women & Child Development, Jaykumar Gore Rural Development, Sanjay Shirsat Social Justice.

Dhananjay Munde gets Food & Civil Supplies, Ashok Uike Tribal Development, Ashish Shelar IT, Culture Dept.

Uday Samant gets Industries, Pankaja Munde Environment, Manikrao Kokate gets Agriculture.

Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil gets Water Resources, Hasan Mushrif Medical Education.

Mangalprabhat Lodha gets Skill Development. Chandrakant Patil gets Higher and technical education.