Maharashtra’s Cabinet expansion will take place tomorrow. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari will administer the oath to new members of the Cabinet at Raj Bhavan.
Eknath Shinde took oath as the Chief Minister and Devendra Fadnavis was worn in as the Deputy Chief Minister on the 30th of June this year. The Cabinet expansion was expected since then.
The rebel MLAs of Shiv Sena who had served as ministers in the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led government are likely to be inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led cabinet.
Names of former ministers Uday Samant, Sandipan Bhumre, Dada Bhuse, Gulabrao Patil, and Shambhuraj Desai are doing the rounds as the probables from the rebel camp as the much-awaited expansion of the cabinet is finally taking place today.
Omprakash Kadu of the Prahar Janshakti Paksha, a former minister, who had supported Shinde during the rebellion could also find a place in the new cabinet. The MLAs in the Shinde faction said they will meet at the state government’s Sahyadri Guest House on Tuesday morning. The oath-taking ceremony is slated to be held at 11 AM at the Raj Bhavan.