Portfolio impasse continues, cabinet expansion likely first

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The Shinde-Fadnavis government in Maharashtra has not yet allocated portfolios to the nine ministers inducted into the cabinet, causing a delay..

The delay is due to differences between the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena, but the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are reportedly on the same page regarding expanding the cabinet and changing the departments of some ministers...

Mumbai: Even eight days after the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP joined it, the Shinde-Fadnavis government has not allocated portfolios to the nine ministers inducted into the cabinet..

It is now expected that the government will go in for its third cabinet expansion this week before assigning the portfolios ahead of the monsoon session which begins on next Monday.ge. The allocation of the portfolios has been delayed due to differences between the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena..

Chief minister Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis held a couple of meetings to decide on the number of legislators to be inducted, the reshuffling of portfolios of existing ministers and dropping of existing ministers due to controversies and non-performance..

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