Mumbai: The 'families' are out in the Thackeray government of Maharashtra. This is because Thackeray's cabinet is dominated by every family in Maharashtra which has been powerful in the state. The Maharashtra government can have 43 ministers including the CM. The surprising thing is that out of this 43, there are 21 ministers who are son-daughter-nephew of some leader or close relative. On a cursory glance, 13 sons and 3 nephews appear in this cabinet, who belong to the political families of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra's much-touted cabinet expansion on Monday. During this time, the leaders of Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP have sworn in as ministers. On Monday, 26 cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state were sworn in. The state can have 43 ministers including the CM. This figure of 43 has been completed with Monday's oath-taking. 16 ministers are from NCP, 15 ministers including Chief Minister are from Shiv Sena while 12 MLA ministers are made from Congress quota.
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Relatives of Shiv Sena: - The current CM Uddhav Thackeray is the son of Shiv Sena supremo Bala Saheb Thackeray, his son Aditya has also been made a minister. Shambhurajje Desai, a minister from Shiv Sena quota, is the grandson of former Maharashtra Home Minister and Congress leader Bala Saheb Desai. Shankarrao Gadkha, the leader of the revolutionary centenary party, who received a ministerial position in the Uddhav government, is the son of former Congress MP Yashwant Rao Gadakh.
Congress party: - On behalf of the Congress, Ashok Chavan, son of former CM Shankarrao Chavan, Amit Deshmukh, son of former CM Vilasrao Deshmukh, Yashomati Thakur, daughter of former Congress MLA late Bhaiya Saheb Thakur, Sunil Kedar, son of former minister Chhatrapal Kedar, daughter of former MP Eknath Gaikwad Varsha Gaikwad, Vishwajit Kadam, son of former minister Patangrao Kadam, Satej Pat, son of Congress leader DY Patil, Balasaheb Thorat son of former Congress MLA Bhausaheb Thorat become minister.
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Pawar's family: - On behalf of NCP, Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Dhananjay Munde, nephew of Gopinath Munde, Rajesh Tope, son of former MP late Ankush Tope, Balasaheb Patil, son of former Congress MLA Pandurang Patil, Dilip Valse Patil, son of former MLA Dattatreya Patil. , Aditi Tatkare, daughter of Congress MP Sunil Tatkar, Prajakt Tanapure, son of former MP Prasad Tanpure, former Congress leader late Rajaram Patil's son Jayant Patil and MLA Rajendra Bhaskarrao Singne has been a minister.