Maharashtra’s cabinet expansion sees CM Fadnavis hinting at performance audits for ministers, raising questions about accountability and effectiveness. With the BJP leading in ministerial berths, can the coalition deliver on its promises amid scrutiny from key allies like Shiv Sena and NCP?

Cabinet expansion in Maharashtra sees 39 ministers sworn in, with BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP securing ministerial berths.

BJP gets 19 berths, Shiv Sena 11 and NCP 9; Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrasekhar Bawankule among those who took oath today

An oath-taking ceremony of 39 ministers took place today at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis paid floral tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar on Sunday.

The cabinet expansion is taking place 10 days after Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the chief minister for the third time on 5.

Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra with Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and NCP chief Ajit Pawar as his deputies on December 5.

A total of 39 legislators from Mahayuti allies were sworn in on Sunday in the first cabinet expansion of the 10-day-old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry including 16 new faces, while 10 former ministers were excluded.

The BJP is expected to cede the Housing Ministry to the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra following the likely cabinet expansion in the state, sources said, adding that the BJP will retain the home ministry.

Maharashtra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expanded his cabinet, swearing in 39 ministers, including 19 from BJP, 9 from NCP, and 11 from Shiv Sena.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that cabinet portfolios will be assigned within two days. New ministers, including BJP and NCP leaders, were sworn in following the BJP-led alliance's election victory.