Maharashtra Politics: There is a big stir in the politics of Maharashtra. According to sources, the much-awaited cabinet expansion of the Maharashtra government will take place at 4 pm on Sunday. Two proposals have been prepared regarding this expansion.
Under the first proposal, about 30 MLAs can be sworn in as ministers, while in the second proposal this number can be limited to 18-20 MLAs.
First proposal:
According to this proposal, 30 MLAs will take oath as ministers. The representation of parties in this can be something like this:
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 15 ministers
Shinde faction (Shiv Sena): 8 ministers
Ajit Pawar faction (NCP): 7 ministers
Second proposal:
There is a plan to include only 18-20 MLAs in this proposal. In this situation, the representation of the parties can be as follows:
BJP: 10 ministers
Shinde faction: 4-5 ministers
Ajit Pawar faction: 4-5 ministers
Total size of the Council of Ministers
The total number of ministers in the Maharashtra government can be up to 43.
From BJP quota: 21 ministers
From Shinde faction quota: 12 ministers
From Ajit Pawar faction quota: 10 ministers
Possible faces from BJP
A mix of experienced and new generation leaders can be seen among the potential ministers of BJP.
These may include:
Chandrashekhar Bawankule (Nagpur, OBC)
Sudhir Mungantiwar (Chandrapur, Komati caste)
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Ahmednagar, Maratha)
Girish Mahajan (Jamner, OBC)
Chandrakant Patil (Pune, Maratha)
Mangal Prabhat Lodha (Mumbai, Marwari)
Pankaja Munde (Marathwada, OBC)
Nitesh Rane (Konkan, Maratha)
Possible faces from Shinde faction
Possible ministers from Shiv Sena (Shinde faction):
Uday Samant (Ratnagiri, Maratha)
Shambhuraje Desai (Patan, Maratha)
Dada Bhuse (Malegaon, Maratha)
Gulabraj Patil (Jalgaon, OBC)
Sanjay Shirsat (Aurangabad, Dalit)
Possible faces from Ajit Pawar faction
Possible names from NCP:
Chhagan Bhujbal (Yevla, OBC)
Aditi Tatkare (Raigad, OBC)
Sanjay Bansode (Latur, Dalit)
Narhari Jhirwal (Nashik, Tribal)
Emphasis on young and new faces
According to sources, the list of potential ministers of all three parties has been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. It is also being said that the BJP leadership is in favor of giving priority to clean and young faces. This decision may lead to the elimination of some senior and experienced leaders.
Conclusion
This cabinet expansion can bring important changes in the politics of Maharashtra. An attempt will be made to improve the performance and image of the government by maintaining a balance between senior and young leaders. Now everyone's eyes are fixed on Sunday evening, when the picture of this much-awaited expansion will be clear.