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Maharashtra State cabinet ministers swearing-in Thursday
Wednesday November 17, 2010 09:40:41 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday
decided to adhere to the 2009 portfolio sharing arrangement, 23-20
respectively, paving the way for the swearing-in of the remaining
ministers here Thursday.
The issue was resolved after a marathon meeting between the
Congress and NCP leaders at the residence of ailing Union
Agriculture Minister and NCP chief Sharad Pawar Wednesday
afternoon.
From the Congress side, besides Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan,
state and city Congress chiefs Manikrao Thakre and Kripa Shankar
Singh were also present at the meeting.
Besides Pawar, the other NCP leaders present were Praful Patel,
state party chief Madhukarrao Pichhad, and new Deputy Chief
Minister Ajit Pawar.
Shortly after the meeting ended, Chavan and Patel announced they
would stick to the 2009 portfolio sharing arrangement of 23-20 for
the Congress and the NCP respectively.
Earlier, Ajit Pawar had demanded one extra portfolio, which would
have taken the NCP's share to 21, but this was rejected by the
Congress.
Official sources said the swearing-in ceremony is scheduled at Raj
Bhavan Thursday, but the time for it has not been finalised yet.
This will be the second round of swearing-in after Chavan and
Pawar were sworn-in last Thursday.
Along with them, nine other NCP ministers, including heavyweights
like Chhagan Bhujbal and R.R. Patil also were sworn in.
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