New Delhi:
NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra on Monday during the expansion of the Uddhav Thackeray-led council of ministers. Earlier, Pawar took oath as deputy CM on November 23 after he rebelled against the NCP and joined hands with the BJP. However, he resigned on November 26, leading to the collapse of the three-day Devendra Fadnavis government. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's son Aaditya Thackeray was also sworn-in as minister on Monday. Governor BS Koshyari administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers in the Vidhan Bhavan (state legislature) complex.
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Aaditya Thackeray takes oath as minister.
Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray takes oath as minister in Maharashtra Government. pic.twitter.com/ammdFNEuO1
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2019
Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik takes oath as minister in Maharashtra Government.
Congress' Amit Deshmukh takes oath as minister in Maharashtra Government.
Mumbai: Congress' Amit Deshmukh takes oath as minister in Maharashtra Government. pic.twitter.com/k7j8c2VKrT
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2019
Maharashtra cabinet expansion
Dadaji Bhuse takes oath as cabinet minister.
Maharashtra cabinet expansion
Gulabrao Patil takes oath as minister.
Maharashtra cabinet expansion
Sunil Kedar sworn-in as minister.
Maharashtra cabinet expansion
Rajendra Shingde takes oath as minister.
Vijay Wadettiwar of Congress also takes oath as minister.
Pawar was earlier sworn in as the Deputy CM along with BJP's Devendra Fadnavis but had resigned in less than 80 hours.
NCP's Ajit Pawar takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
The NCP has been tight-lipped about Ajit Pawar’s role.
On November 28, Balasaheb Thorat and Nitin Raut of Congress took oath along with Uddhav Thackeray.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led cabinet has six ministers besides the chief minister.
Ajit Pawar met his uncle Sharad Pawar in the morning today.
The swearing-in ceremony is expected to begin at Vidhan Bhavan at 1 pm.
NCP leader Nawab Malik and former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan will also be cabinet ministers: Sources
Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray will be sworn in as a cabinet rank minister.
Here's the complete list of minister who are likely to take oath today.
List of ministers likely to take oath in the first expansion of #maharashtra cabinet. #MaharashtraCabinet pic.twitter.com/0AX6NP1AaW
— Abhilasha Kishore (@iAbhilashaKish) December 30, 2019