Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, amid continuing suspense over the allocation of ministerial positions in the Mahayuti government.
Pawar said that Modi congratulated him for the historic victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the state, and assured the state government full support from the Centre.
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The NCP chief was accompanied by his wife and Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar and son Parth Pawar.
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On Thursday, Pawar had met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting with Shah was also attended by NCP leaders Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare.
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December 13, 2024Pawar's meeting with Modi comes a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met the prime minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the national capital to discuss distribution of ministerial berths among the three allies of Mahayuti.
The formula of ministerial berth distribution within the Maharashtra government has been finalised, Fadnavis told reporters after the meeting.
"As far as making ministers from the BJP quota is concerned, we will take a decision on it. Similarly, NCP and Shiv Sena will decide the names of their ministers at their level. The formula for cabinet expansion is already decided. You will get to know about it soon," he said.
The cabinet expansion is necessary as the Maharashtra assembly begins its winter session in Nagpur next week.
The BJP is likely to get around 20 ministerships, the Shiv Sena 12, and the NCP 10, NDTV reported, quoting sources. Maharashtra can have a total of 43 ministers, including the chief minister.
The formula seems to have been finalised after evaluating the performance of each ally in the recent assembly elections, where Mahayuti won a landslide victory. The BJP secured 132 seats, the Sena won 57, and the NCP bagged 41 seats.
Fadnavis took oath in Mumbai last week, alongside Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as deputy chief ministers. The mega-event was attended by senior leaders of the BJP and its allies across India.
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