The BJP’s alternative of ministers for the Cupboard growth in Maharashtra exhibits that the celebration has chosen each continuity and alter.
Among the many newly inducted ministers, the BJP has the biggest share with 19 (16 Cupboard and three MoS) ministers.
These 19 ministers embrace eight from the earlier Mahayuti authorities. The celebration has retained senior leaders Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and Chandrakant Patil, each from western Maharashtra.
Atleast 4 ministers from earlier authorities — Sudhir Mungantiwar, Suresh Khade, Ravindra Chavan, Vijaykumar Gavit — have been dropped. Sudhir Mungantiwar had chaired the celebration’s election manifesto committee for the 2024 Meeting polls. The shortlisting of candidates for Cupboard berth noticed the celebration balancing its regional and caste composition.
From Vidarbha area, the celebration has state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule who represents Teli group (OBC), Ashok Uike from the tribal group and Akash Phundkar from the Kunbi group (OBC).
Ravindra Chavan, a detailed affiliate of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who represents Dombivli, additionally did not make it to the Cupboard.
Extremely positioned sources within the BJP mentioned, “Ravindra Chavan who’s from the Maratha group could also be made the state BJP celebration president.”
With Bawankule getting a Cupboard berth, the state BJP president put up shall be vacant and would require a candidate for the put up who can’t solely assist to consolidate the organisation but additionally guarantee excellent coordination with the federal government which received an enormous majority.
Bawankule, who was denied ticket within the 2019 Meeting polls, was made the state celebration president in August 2022. His induction to the Cupboard comes after the celebration’s landslide victory within the Meeting polls below his management.
Regardless of having 132 elected MLAs, BJP has made nationwide secretary Pankaja Munde a Cupboard minister. She is the lone member from state legislative council ( MLC) to make it to the cupboard.
A senior celebration functionary mentioned, “The celebration wished to accomodate Pankaja Munde in Cupboard to placate her and her followers who had been upset when she was despatched to Delhi because the nationwide secretary.”
Pankaja, who’s from Beed in Marathwada area, represents Vanjari group ( OBC). The eldest of three daughters of late Gopinath Munde, Pankaja Munde’s induction to the Cupboard marks her return to state politics.
Whereas senior tribal chief Vijay Kumar Gavit from Nandurbar didn’t make it to the cupboard, the BJP has given likelihood to youthful chief from Yavatmal-Washim Ashok Uike. Equally, Sanjay Sawakare, who represents Bhusawal, a reserved Scheduled Caste seat, has additionally been given ministerial put up.
“The candidates had been shortlisted based mostly on numerous elements together with their function in strengthening the organisation of their respective areas. Those that have remained constant and delivered outcomes had been rewarded,” a BJP supply mentioned.
Senior chief Girish Mahajan from Jamner ( North Maharashtra) has retained his Cupboard berth for the third time. A detailed confidante of Fadnavis, Mahajan has been referred to as celebration’s troubleshooter.
The cupboard composition additionally conveys delicate message that BJP shouldn’t be going to decrease its guard within the battle with rival Sena ( UBT). By giving cupboard berths to Ganesh Naik , who hails from from the OBC group in Navi Mumbai, and Nitesh Rane, from the Maratha group in Sindhudurg-Ratnagiri, the BJP is attempting to make deeper inroads into the Sena UBT bastions.
State BJP president Ashish Shelar, who has been within the reckoning for Cupboard berth, additionally made it to the checklist, leaving the Mumbai BJP chief put up vacant.
With the BMC polls forward, celebration should discover a appropriate candidate to interchange Shelar.
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