Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is all set to expand his two-month-old Cabinet by inducting 12 more Ministers.
According to Cooperation Minister Chandrakant Patil, of the 12 Ministers, six will be from the BJP, two from the Shiv Sena and four from other allies.
As of now, no date has been set for the oath-taking ceremony.
The expansion of the Cabinet means that the other four allies from the grand alliance, namely Republican Party of India (RPI), Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana (SSS), Rashtriya Samaj Party (RSP) and Shivsangram, will be finally accommodated in BJP-led Government.
All four parties had been demanding their share in the power ever since the results of the State Assembly elections were out.
>The Devendra Fadnavis Government had taken oath on October 31 and MLAs of no party other than the BJP were sworn in then as the Sena had refused to be part of his Ministry following differences over its share in the Government. However, after it relented, >seven of its members were inducted into the Ministry on December 5, taking the Cabinet strength to 30.
With the planned expansion, the strength will go up to 42.
