As per the announced schedule, the winter session of the Maharashtra assembly is set to begin on Monday, December 16 in Nagpur, which is Maharashtra's winter capital. A last-minute shifting of the oath-taking event to Nagpur cannot be ruled out, sources said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated on Thursday that he held discussions about the cabinet expansion and portfolio allocation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda and party's National General Secretary BL Santhosh.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expanded his cabinet today inducting four new ministers to enhance governance and ensure balanced regional representation.
The Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand government expanded the cabinet on Thursday with the induction of eleven new ministers.
According to sources, the expansion is likely to be held at Raj Bhawan at around 5 PM. This will be the first expansion of the Yogi-2 Government.
MP Governor Mangubhai Patel administered the oath of office to them.
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri were also present on the occasion.
With the induction of new ministers, the Odisha's Council of Ministers now has 22 ministers.
The cabinet expansion is considered politically significant since it will be undertaken keeping in mind the parliamentary elections due in 2024.
Currently, in charge of 16 ministries, Dahal is running the government with the help of five ministers and a minister of state.
