Hasan Mushrif, 70
Constituency: Kagal
Portfolio in earlier govt: Medical schooling
A six-term MLA from Kolhapur’s sugarcane belt of Kagal, Mushrif is the get together’s face in western Maharashtra. The lone Muslim face within the state cupboard, Mushrif is called a silent employee, away from the limelight. He confronted graft allegations from the BJP since 2019, associated to transactions between Kolhapur District Central Co-operative Financial institution and sugar mills linked to his members of the family. After switching sides and becoming a member of fingers with Ajit Pawar’s NCP, an ally of the BJP, the allegations receded. Mushrif’s tenure within the earlier authorities was additionally marred with controversy, after an organization linked to him was allegedly given labour contracts.
Dhananjay Munde, 49
Constituency: Parli
Portfolio in earlier govt: Agriculture
A staunch Ajit Pawar loyalist, Munde is understood to have a cordial relationship with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as effectively. Nephew of BJP chief late Gopinath Munde and cousin of BJP MLC Pankaja Munde, Dhananjay is an OBC (Vanjari caste) face of the get together from Marathwada’s Beed district. Munde has been criticised for ineffective dealing with of the agriculture division within the earlier authorities. Nonetheless, his command over the voters and shut relationship with Pawar and Fadnavis labored in his favour. Final week, Munde landed in controversy after his shut aide Walmik Karad was accused of being concerned within the kidnapping and homicide of a sarpanch in Beed.
Aditi Tatkare, 36
Constituency: Shrivardhan
Dept in earlier govt: Girls and Little one improvement
Tatkare was given the cupboard rank within the earlier authorities regardless of being a first-time MLA. Her tenure because the state’s Girls and Little one Improvement minister was highlighted by the launch of the widely-popular Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme, which is alleged to be a key issue behind the success of the Mahayuti within the Meeting polls. She is a younger face of the get together from the Konkan area and likewise daughter of NCP’s state unit chief and Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare.
Babasaheb Patil, 66
Constituency: Ahmedpur
Patil, a third-term MLA, hails from Ahmedpur constituency in Marathwada’s Latur district. This will probably be his first time as a member of the cupboard. He’s certainly one of two NCP MLAs from Latur. Within the earlier time period, the get together had chosen newcomer Sanjay Bansode from the neighbouring Udgir (SC) seat as the cupboard minister. Now, the get together has chosen a Maratha face from Marathwada that has been the epicentre of the Maratha agitation.
Dattatray Bharane, 56
Constituency: Indapur
Bharane, a third-term MLA from Pune’s Indapur meeting is a Dhangar face of the NCP and one of many closest aides of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. Bharane was a Minister of State within the 2019 Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities. Bharane’s Indapur is a neighbouring constituency to Ajit Pawar’s Baramati.
Narhari Zirwal, 65
Constituency: Dindori
Zirwal, a four-term MLA was additionally a former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra legislative meeting. A senior chief and the get together’s tribal face from North Maharashtra, Zirwal will probably be a minister for the primary time. He’s additionally one of many important tribal leaders within the state, who was vocally towards granting ST standing to the Dhangar group.
Makarand Patil, 58
Constituency: Wai
Patil, a four-term MLA, hails from Wai within the Satara district. This would be the first time that Patil will probably be getting into the state cupboard. Patil was one of many MLAs from undivided NCP whose stand over the cut up within the get together post-rebellion from Ajit Pawar was unclear until the very finish. He, nevertheless, selected Ajit Pawar’s aspect. After Lok Sabha polls, his brother Nitin Patil was despatched to Rajya Sabha by the NCP.
Manikrao Kokate, 67
Constituency: Sinnar
Kokate, a 5 time period MLA from Sinnar in North Maharashtra’s Nashik district is a primary time minister. Identified for altering events a number of occasions, Kokate will now be changing senior chief Chhagan Bhujbal because the get together face from Nashik.
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