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Updated August 9th, 2022 at 11:59 IST

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion LIVE Updates: Swearing-in concludes; 18 Ministers take oath

The Maharashtra Cabinet expansion took place at 11 am today. Since the formation of the new government on June 30, only CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis were managing the affairs of the state. 18 Ministers- comprising 9 members of the BJP and the Shinde camp each were sworn in by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

Reported by: Akhil Oka
Maharashtra
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11: 58 IST, August 9th 2022

Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha took oath as a Minister.

 

11: 56 IST, August 9th 2022

Shiv Sena leader Sambhuraj Desai took oath as a Minister.

 

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11: 53 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP leader Atul Save took oath as a Minister.

 

11: 51 IST, August 9th 2022

Eknath Shinde camp spokesperson Deepak Kesarkar was sworn in as a Minister.

 

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11: 48 IST, August 9th 2022

Shiv Sena MLA Abdul Sattar takes oath as a Minister.

 

11: 45 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP MLA Ravindra Chavan takes oath as a Minister.

 

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11: 43 IST, August 9th 2022

Shiv Sena's Tanaji Sawant was sworn in as the Minister.

 

11: 41 IST, August 9th 2022

Shiv Sena MLA Uday Samant took oath as a Minister.

 

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11: 39 IST, August 9th 2022

Shiv Sena MLA Sandipan Bhumre took oath as the Chief Minister.

 

11: 36 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP's Suresh Khade was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister.

 

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11: 33 IST, August 9th 2022

Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Rathod took oath as a Minister.

 

11: 31 IST, August 9th 2022

Dadaji Bhuse of Shiv Sena took oath as a Cabinet Minister.

 

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11: 29 IST, August 9th 2022

Shiv Sena's Gulabrao Patil was sworn in as a Minister.

 

11: 27 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP MLA Girish Mahajan took oath as a Minister.

 

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11: 24 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP's Vijaykumar Gavit took oath as the Minister.

 

11: 21 IST, August 9th 2022

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil was sworn in as a Minister.

 

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11: 20 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar took oath as a Minister.

 

11: 18 IST, August 9th 2022

Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil took oath as a Cabinet Minister.

 

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11: 12 IST, August 9th 2022

Speaking to Republic TV after missing out on a Cabinet berth, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat stated that he is not unhappy. Moreover, he exuded confidence that the government will complete its term and will return to power. 

 

11: 09 IST, August 9th 2022

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis are present at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.

 

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11: 02 IST, August 9th 2022

The Maharashtra Cabinet expansion will start shortly. CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis have arrived at the Raj Bhavan.

 

10: 57 IST, August 9th 2022

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde along with his MLAs left for Raj Bhavan from Sahyadri Guest House.

 

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10: 54 IST, August 9th 2022

9 BJP leaders and nine Shiv Sena leaders will take oath today in the state cabinet expansion, in Mumbai.

 

10: 35 IST, August 9th 2022

Speaking to the media, Malabar Hill MLA and Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha thanked the party for giving him an opportunity to serve as a Minister in the Eknath Shinde-led government. While it is yet to be officially confirmed, Lodha indicated that he will take oath as a Minister today. 

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10: 03 IST, August 9th 2022

The MLAs of the Eknath Shinde camp arrive at Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai where a meeting is taking place this morning.

 

9: 50 IST, August 9th 2022

50 MLAs headed to the Sahyadri Guest house for meeting Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis will also attend this meeting. As per sources, some MLAs are disappointed with the first list of MLAs to take oath today. That's why this meeting has been convened. 

 

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9: 50 IST, August 9th 2022

Ahead of the Maharashtra Cabinet expansion, CM Eknath Shinde left his residence for a meeting of the MLAs belonging to his Shiv Sena faction. 

9: 04 IST, August 9th 2022

As per sources, Girish Mahajan, Chandrakant Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Sudhir Mungantiwarm Vijaykumar Gavit, Suresh Khade, Atul Save, Mangal Prabhat Lodha and Ravindra Chavan from BJP are likely to be inducted into the Maharashtra Council of Ministers. Moreover, the Eknath Shinde camp's Uday Samant, Sandipan Bhumre, Gulabrao Patil, Dadaji Bhuse, Sambhuraj Desai, Sanjay Rathod and Sanjay Shirsat may also make the cut. Rathod was removed from the Cabinet during the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led government. He recently got a clean chit in the Pooja Chavan suicide case. 

 

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9: 04 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP leader and former Lok Sabha MP Kirit Somaiya announced that the party's 'Chalo Dapoli' Yatra has been postponed owing to the Maharashtra Cabinet expansion.

 

7: 59 IST, August 9th 2022

A senior Shiv Sena MLA from the Eknath Shinde faction told Republic TV that 18 Ministers will take oath today. This includes 9 from BJP and 9 from the Shiv Sena camp led by the Maharashtra CM. 

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7: 58 IST, August 9th 2022

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde visited Sachkhand Hazur Sahib Gurudwara in Nanded on Monday. Speaking to the media on the Cabinet expansion, he said, "You will get to know everything about it tomorrow: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on cabinet formation". 

 

7: 25 IST, August 9th 2022

BJP leaders left the residence of Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai after the party meeting ended in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Maharashtra cabinet expansion will take place at the Raj Bhavan.

 

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6: 52 IST, August 9th 2022

In a massive political development, the Maharashtra Cabinet expansion will take place at 11 am today. This assumes significance in the wake of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's visit to the national capital where he attended the 7th meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog chaired by PM Modi. The expansion of the Cabinet will usher in much-needed stability for the coalition government headed by Shinde. Since the formation of the new government on June 30, only Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis have been managing the affairs of the state. 

6: 52 IST, August 9th 2022

As the size of the Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total number of MLAs, Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 Ministers including the Chief Minister. Incidentally, the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led Cabinet had only 6 Ministers- Subhash Desai, Chhagan Bhujbal, Jayant Patil, Balasaheb Thorat, Nitin Raut and Eknath Shinde for the first 32 days after the formation of the MVA government in 2019. On August 8, Fadnavis met Shinde to finalise the contours of the new Cabinet and subsequently held meetings with their group of MLAs.

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6: 52 IST, August 9th 2022

Here are the MLAs who are likely to find a place in Maharashtra's Council of Ministers:

  • Sudhir Mungantiwar- Ballarpur MLA & former Minister for Finance, Planning & Forest

  • Girish Mahajan- Jamner MLA & former Minister for Water Resources & Medical Education

  • Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil- Shirdi MLA, ex-Leader of Opposition and former Minister

  • Chandrakant Patil- Maharashtra BJP chief, Kothrud MLA & former Revenue and PWD Minister

  • Dadaji Bhuse- Malegaon Outer MLA & former Minister

  • Uday Samant- Ratnagiri MLA & former Minister 

  • Sanjay Shirsat- Aurangabad West MLA

  • Gulabrao Patil- Jalgaon Rural MLA and ex-Minister for Water Supply & Sanitation

  • Suresh Khade- Miraj MLA and former Minister for Social Justice

  • Atul Save- Aurangabad East MLA and former Minister of State

 

6: 52 IST, August 9th 2022

Speaking to the media on August 7, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis affirmed that the Cabinet will be expanded even before the date anticipated by the media. He stated, "The Supreme Court has nowhere said that we can't expand the Council of Ministers. There is no link between the hearing in the SC and the Cabinet expansion. We will expand the Cabinet very soon. We will do it even before the date that you expect". 

Responding to Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar's criticism over the Cabinet expansion delay, Fadnavis said, “Ajit Pawar will have to do this because he is an opposition leader and he will have to forget that during his days, there were only 5 ministers during the first 32 days of the MVA government.”

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Published August 9th, 2022 at 06:51 IST

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