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Maharashtra Cabinet expansion updates: 18 MLAs of BJP, Shinde camp take oath as ministers

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Mumbai, Aug 09: The much-awaited Maharashtra cabinet led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has been expanded on Tuesday, more than five weeks after the new government was sworn in on June 30 this year. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to 18 MLAs as Maharashtra minister today.

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion LIVE: 18 ministers likely to be sworn in today

The second phase of expansion will be held later.

Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion Updates:

Aug 09, 2022, 3:17 PM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated 18 MLAs of Shiv Sena and BJP who took oath as ministers and called it “a great team”. “Congratulations to all those who took oath as ministers in Maharashtra government today. It is a great team of people with administrative experience and a passion for good governance. I wish them all the best in serving the people of the state”, tweeted PM Modi.
Aug 09, 2022, 3:13 PM IST

Maharashtra was the first state in the country to give reservation for women. Unfortunate that there're 18 ministers in state Cabinet, when 50% of the population in the country is of women but they're not represented in this cabinet. It shows BJP's mindset: NCP MP Supriya Sule
Aug 09, 2022, 12:47 PM IST

Cabinet expansion took place today. Starting today, they will work full-fledged & take up the responsibility of their respective depts. The rest of the cabinet still remains (to be formed). It's a small cabinet, the rest of the cabinet still remains (to be formed): Maharashtra CM
Aug 09, 2022, 12:36 PM IST

Even as oath taking is yet to be complete, BJP Maharashtra vice president says it is extremely wrong for Sanjay Rathod to have been given oath as a minister today once again.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:56 AM IST

Sandipan Bhumre sworn in as Cabinet minister.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:56 AM IST

Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant sworn in as Cabinet minister.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:56 AM IST

Shiv Sena leader from Solapur, Tanaji Sawant, sworn in as Cabinet minister.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:56 AM IST

Shiv Sena leader Abdul Sattar, a three-term MLA from Sillod, sworn in as Cabinet minister.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:56 AM IST

BJP leader Ravindra Chavan sworn in as Cabinet minister.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:34 AM IST

Shiv Sena MLAs Gulabrao Patil and Dadaji Dagadu Bhuse take oath as Maharashtra ministers at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:27 AM IST

BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar takes oath as Cabinet minister.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:26 AM IST

Chandrakant Patil and Vijay Kumar Gavit are among the nine BJP leaders who are taking oath as ministers in Maharashtra Cabinet at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:23 AM IST

Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administers the oath of office to 18 MLAs as ministers.
Aug 09, 2022, 11:21 AM IST

Oath taking ceremony begins
Aug 09, 2022, 11:07 AM IST

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:58 AM IST

List of leaders to take oath today
Aug 09, 2022, 10:54 AM IST

Independent MLA Bacchu Kadu, who supports the Shinde faction, said the chief minister has given him assurance, adding that he would support him even if he does not get sworn today.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:45 AM IST

Hopeful that I will be given some responsibility. I would like to thank PM, HM, JP Nadda & Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis that I will get an opportunity to serve people of Maharashtra. I feel I will get a berth in the state cabinet: Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Mumbai BJP president.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:42 AM IST

Probable BJP MLAs expected to be inducted today: Chandrakant Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Sudhir Mungantiwar. Girish Mahajan, Suresh Khade ,Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Atul Save, Ravindra Chavan and Vijay Gavit.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:37 AM IST

Probable Shinde camp MLAs expected to be inducted today: Gulabrao Patil, Dada Bhuse, Uday Samant, Shambhuraje Desai, Sandipan Bhumare, Bharat Gogawale, Sanjay Shirsat and Bacchu Kadu.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:33 AM IST

This would take the strength of the Maharashtra ministry to 20, less than half the maximum allowed strength of 43. The next round of expansion would take place later.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:32 AM IST

Altogether 18 ministers will be sworn in, a former minister told PTI on condition of anonymity. They will include nine each from the Shinde group and BJP, he added.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:32 AM IST

The swearing-in ceremony of new ministers will be held at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai at 11 am on Tuesday.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:32 AM IST

The meeting took place at the Sahyadri guest house in south Mumbai. Shinde is backed by 40 of the 55 Shiv Sena MLAs.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:31 AM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday morning met Shiv Sena legislators backing him, ahead of the expansion of his two-member ministry.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:28 AM IST

According to latest reports, 18 MLAs will be sworn in today as part of Maharashtra cabinet expansion. Chandrakant Patil, Jaikumar Rawal, Ram Raje are present a t Raj Bhavan’s Darbar Hall.
Aug 09, 2022, 10:27 AM IST

The expansion of the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra cabinet is set to take place today in Raj Bhawan.

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