Mahayuti cabinet expansion likely on December 14, big names may be dropped
India TodayAfter Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's government secured the trust vote in the Maharashtra Assembly on December 9, all eyes are now on the much-anticipated cabinet expansion of the Mahayuti alliance. MINISTERS LIKELY TO BE DROPPED The upcoming Mahayuti alliance cabinet expansion in Maharashtra is expected to exclude several current ministers due to their alleged poor performance or tarnished reputations. The NCP is likely to see prominent figures like Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde, Dharmarao Baba Atram, Aditi Tatkare, Sanjay Bansod, Narhari Zirwal, Datta Bharne, Anil Bhaidas Patil, and Makrand Aba Patil taking up ministerial roles. The BJP, with 15 ministerial berths, is likely to appoint heavyweights such as Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Ravindra Chavan, Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Shivendra Raje Bhosale, Atul Save, Pankaja Munde, Madhuri Misal, Devyani Farande, Sanjay Kute, Ashish Shelar, and Ganesh Naik.