Third Fadnavis ministry

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Third Fadnavis ministry
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32nd ministry of the State of Maharashtra
Incumbent
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi attends the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Government of Maharashtra at Mumbai, in Maharashtra on December 05, 2024 (2).jpg
(From left to right) Shinde, Gov. Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Modi, Chief Minister Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar in Azad Maidan, Mumbai during swearing-in ceremony on 5 December 2024.
Date formed5 December 2024(2 months ago) (2024-12-05)
People and organisations
Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde & Ajit Pawar
No. of ministers43
Member parties Maha Yuti:
  •   BJP
  •   SHS
  •   NCP
Status in legislature Majority government (coalition)
Assembly:
237 / 288 (82%)
Council: [a]
37 / 78 (47%)
Opposition parties  SS(UBT) [b] [c]
Opposition leadersVacant(in Assembly)
TBD, SS(UBT) (in Council)
History
Election 2024
Legislature term 15th Assembly (2024-present)
Predecessor Eknath Shinde ministry

The Third Fadnavis ministry was formed on 5 December 2024 in Maharashtra. The ministry will likely consist of maximum 43 members. The Governor of the state C. P. Radhakrishnan has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, respectively at Azad Maidan, Mumbai.

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Background

Assembly elections were held in November 2024. Maha Yuti won 234 out of 288 contested, whereas Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 132 seats, Shiv Sena (SHS) 57 seats and Nationalist Congress Party 41 seats. Other small parties and independents under the alliance got total of 4 seats. Later 2 independents lawmakers and Ravi Rana supported the Maha Yuti, making a total of 237 seats. [2] [3] [4]

Motion of confidence

Fadnavis is elected as the leader of BJP Legislature in Maharashtra, thus making him to become the chief minister for the third time. [5] [6]

Council of Ministers

The cabinet expansion was took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on 15 December 2024. Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 ministers. 33 were inducted as Cabinet ministers, 6 were sworn in as ministers of state. 19 ministers from the BJP, 11 from the  Shiv Sena and 9 from the NCP taken oath as cabinet ministers. [7] [8]

Cabinet ministers portfolios where allocated on 21 December 2024. [9] [10] [11]


Cabinet Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chief Minister 5 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Deputy Chief Minister 5 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
Deputy Chief Minister 5 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
Minister of Information Technology
Minister of Cultural Affairs 		15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare
Minister of Minority Development & Aukaf 		15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
Minister of Woman & Child Development 15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
Minister of Public Works 15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Agriculture 15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
Minister of Rural Development 15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Food & Drug Administration
Minister of Special Assistance 		15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
Minister of Textiles 15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Social Justice 15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
Minister of Transport 15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
Minister of Horticulture
Minister of Employment Guarantee
Minister of Khar Land Development 		15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
Minister of Relief & Rehabilitation 15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
Minister of Fisheries
Minister of Ports Development 		15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Labour 15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Minister of Co-operation 15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
Minister of Public Health 15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS

Ministers of state

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Urban Development
Transport
Social Justice
Medical Education
Minority Development & Aukaf		15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Finance
Planning
Agriculture
Relief & Rehabilitation
Law & Judiciary
Labour		15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS
Home (Rural)
Housing
School Education
Co-operation
Mining		15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Public Health
Water Supply & Sanitation
Energy
Woman & Child Development
Public Works (Public Undertakings)		15 December 2024Incumbent  BJP
Industries
Public Works
Higher & Technical Education
Tribal Development
Tourism
Soil & Water Conservation		15 December 2024Incumbent  NCP
Home (Urban)
Revenue
Rural Development
Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection
Food & Drug Administration		15 December 2024Incumbent  SHS

Guardian Minister

DistrictMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Ahilya Nagar Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Akola Akash Fundkar 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Amravati Chandrashekhar Bawankule 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Beed Ajit Pawar 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Bhandara Sanjay Savkare 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Buldhana Makrand Jadhav 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Chandrapur Ashok Uike 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Sanjay Shirsat 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Dharashiv Pratap Sarnaik 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Dhule Jayakumar Rawal 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Gadchiroli Devendra Fadnavis 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Ashish Jaiswal (co-in-charge)18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Gondia Babasaheb Patil 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Hingoli Narhari Zirwal 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Jalgaon Gulabrao Patil 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Jalna Pankaja Munde 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Kolhapur Prakashrao Abitkar 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Madhuri Misal (co-in-charge)18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Latur Shivendra Raje Bhosale 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Mumbai City Eknath Shinde 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Mumbai Suburban Ashish Shelar 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Mangal Prabhat Lodha (co-in-charge)18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Nagpur Chandrashekhar Bawankule 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Nanded Atul Save 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Nandurbar Manikrao Kokate 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Nashik Girish Mahajan 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Palghar Ganesh Naik 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Parbhani Meghana Bordikar 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Pune Ajit Pawar 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Raigad Aditi Tatkare 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Ratnagiri Uday Samant 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Sangli Chandrakant Patil 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Satara Shambhuraj Desai 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Sindhudurg Nitesh Rane 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Solapur Jaykumar Gore 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Thane Eknath Shinde 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS
Wardha Pankaj Bhoyar 18 January 2025Incumbent BJP
Washim Hasan Mushrif 18 January 2025Incumbent NCP
Yavatmal Sanjay Rathod 18 January 2025Incumbent SHS

Demographics of the Council of Ministers

DistrictNo. of MinstersMinisters
Ahilya Nagar 1 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Akola
Amravati
Beed 2 Dhananjay Munde
Pankaja Munde
Bhandara
Buldhana 1 Akash Fundkar
Chandrapur
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar 2 Atul Save
Sanjay Shirsat
Dharashiv
Dhule 1 Jayakumar Rawal
Gadchiroli
Gondia
Hingoli
Jalgaon 3 Girish Mahajan
Gulabrao Patil
Sanjay Savkare
Jalna
Kolhapur 2 Hasan Mushrif
Prakashrao Abitkar
Latur 1 Babasaheb Patil
Mumbai City 1 Mangal Prabhat Lodha
Mumbai Suburban 1 Ashish Shelar
Nagpur 3 Devendra Fadnavis ( Chief Minister )
Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Ashish Jaiswal
Nanded
Nandurbar
Nashik 3 Dadaji Bhuse
Manikrao Kokate
Narhari Zirwal
Palghar
Parbhani 1 Meghana Bordikar
Pune 4 Ajit Pawar
Chandrakant Patil
Dattatray Bharne
Madhuri Misal
Raigad 2 Aditi Tatkare
Bharatshet Gogawale
Ratnagiri 2 Uday Samant
Yogesh Kadam
Sangli
Satara 4 Shambhuraj Desai
Shivendra Raje Bhosale
Jaykumar Gore
Makrand Jadhav - Patil
Sindhudurg 1 Nitesh Rane
Solapur
Thane 3 Eknath Shinde
Ganesh Naik
Pratap Sarnaik
Wardha 1 Pankaj Bhoyar
Washim
Yavatmal 3 Sanjay Rathod
Ashok Uike
Indranil Naik
Total42

References

Notes

  1. ↑ According to Article 164 of Indian Constitution, the council of ministers is collectively responsible to the state legislative assembly.
  2. ↑ As official opposition in the Council and the largest opposition party in the assembly.
  3. ↑ No party has obtained 10% or more for the recognition of official opposition in the Assembly. Others include   INC and   NCP(SP). [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Mutha, Snehal (24 November 2024). "In a first in six decades, no Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Maharashtra CM to take oath on Dec 5, announces state BJP chief amid suspense over pick". Hindustan Times. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra Elections 2024: Mahayuti cracks the code to win 'Maha'bharat with a massive majority; key highlights". The Economic Times. 24 November 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Maharashtra Election Results 2024 Highlights: Mahayuti Strikes Same Chord On CM Pick, Say Parties Will Discuss". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Mahayuti government tomorrow, Devendra Fadnavis urges Eknath Shinde to join". India Today. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "D Fadnavis Recommended My Name Last Time, I've Returned Favour: E Shinde". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. ↑ The Indian Express (15 December 2024). "Maharashtra cabinet expanded; here is the full list of ministers". Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ↑ News18 (15 December 2024). "Maharashtra Cabinet Takes Shape After Massive Mandate In Assembly Polls | Check List Of Ministers". Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Maharashtra portfolio allocation: CM Fadnavis keeps home ministry, Ajit Pawar gets finance, Shinde gets urban development". The Times of India. 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Fadnavis retains Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde gets Urban, Works, and Housing". The Indian Express. 22 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance". The Hindu. 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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