Maharashtra Cabinet enlargement: Under stress from BJP, Shinde more likely to drop six ministers
3 min readExpress News Service
MUMBAI: The bother continues to brew between Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut.
Raut claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had requested Shinde to drop six key ministers of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena citing non-performance and controversy as causes.
In a current assembly with Amit Shah, Shinde was requested to enhance his authorities’s efficiency following a collection of detrimental public opinions on the incumbent authorities.
With hypothesis over a attainable cabinet enlargement — the BJP making an attempt to induct six extra MLAs as ministers, whereas Shinde is predicted to induct 4 extra from his camp.
It is being mentioned that conferences of senior BJP leaders have additionally been held in Delhi for this function. At the identical time, it’s coming to mild that the BJP leaders in Delhi are sad with the work of some ministers of the Shinde group within the present cabinet.
“BJP desires to enhance its tally within the Maharashtra Cabinet in order that they will have the higher hand in decision-making,” stated sources requesting anonymity.
However, CM Eknath Shinde is reluctant to the adjustments fearing this transfer would possibly injury his authorities and the dropped ministers would possibly return to Uddhav Thackeray.
The following Shiv Sena ministers are anticipated to be dropped:
Ports and Mining minister Dada Bhuse from Malegaon
Water provide minister Gulabrao Patil.
Health minister Tanaji Sawant.
Minister for Food and Drug Administration Sanjay Rathod.
Agriculture minister Abdul Sattar.
Employment Guarantee Scheme & Horticulture minister Sandeepan Bhumare
Meanwhile, NCP chief Eknath Khadse claimed that all isn’t effectively between Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and BJP.
“Maharashtra CM’s son Dr Shrikant Shinde who is Kalyan Dombivali Lok Sabha MP offered his seat to BJP, this shows us how much pressure Mr Shinde is facing under the BJP. It is true that Shinde was also asked to drop these controversial and non-performing ministers so that BJP can accommodate more MLAs as ministers. There is deadlock over it, therefore the cabinet expansion has been delayed till the logjam is sorted out,” Khadse claimed.
MUMBAI: The bother continues to brew between Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut.
Raut claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had requested Shinde to drop six key ministers of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena citing non-performance and controversy as causes.
In a current assembly with Amit Shah, Shinde was requested to enhance his authorities’s efficiency following a collection of detrimental public opinions on the incumbent authorities.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
With hypothesis over a attainable cabinet enlargement — the BJP making an attempt to induct six extra MLAs as ministers, whereas Shinde is predicted to induct 4 extra from his camp.
It is being mentioned that conferences of senior BJP leaders have additionally been held in Delhi for this function. At the identical time, it’s coming to mild that the BJP leaders in Delhi are sad with the work of some ministers of the Shinde group within the present cabinet.
“BJP desires to enhance its tally within the Maharashtra Cabinet in order that they will have the higher hand in decision-making,” stated sources requesting anonymity.
However, CM Eknath Shinde is reluctant to the adjustments fearing this transfer would possibly injury his authorities and the dropped ministers would possibly return to Uddhav Thackeray.
The following Shiv Sena ministers are anticipated to be dropped:
Ports and Mining minister Dada Bhuse from Malegaon
Water provide minister Gulabrao Patil.
Health minister Tanaji Sawant.
Minister for Food and Drug Administration Sanjay Rathod.
Agriculture minister Abdul Sattar.
Employment Guarantee Scheme & Horticulture minister Sandeepan Bhumare
Meanwhile, NCP chief Eknath Khadse claimed that all isn’t effectively between Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and BJP.
“Maharashtra CM’s son Dr Shrikant Shinde who is Kalyan Dombivali Lok Sabha MP offered his seat to BJP, this shows us how much pressure Mr Shinde is facing under the BJP. It is true that Shinde was also asked to drop these controversial and non-performing ministers so that BJP can accommodate more MLAs as ministers. There is deadlock over it, therefore the cabinet expansion has been delayed till the logjam is sorted out,” Khadse claimed.
