On Wednesday, Maharashtra minister and state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat said that the angry MLA Sangram Thopte has been persuaded for not being made a minister. Thorat also dismissed reports of displeasure in the Congress for the post of minister. Congress leader Thorat told reporters that not everyone can be made a minister as there is a three-party coalition government in the state. He said, "I spoke to Sangram Thopte last night. Congress is a family and they will get their dues. The Congress leader said that since there is a coalition government of three parties, we have got fewer ministerial posts."
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The supporters of Congress MLA Thopte had attacked the party office in Pune on Tuesday in protest against not making him a minister. Police also arrested 19 Thopte's supporters in the case late on Tuesday, who were later released on bail. He also dismissed reports of outrage over the ministerial division within the party. He said that discussions are going on and today the division of departments can be announced.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday expanded his cabinet to include 36 ministers including his 29-year-old son Aditya Thackeray. NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy chief minister, including 10 NCP cabinet and 4 ministers of state, 8 cabinet, and 4 ministers of Shiv Sena and 8 ministers of Congress and 2 ministers of state. With this, the NCP has a total of 12 cabinet ministers and 4 ministers of state. Shiv Sena has 10 cabinet ministers and 4 ministers of state while Congress has 10 cabinet and 2 ministers of state.
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