After the long-pending portfolio allocation was introduced by the Mahayuti authorities on Saturday, a brand new tussle appears to be brewing amongst its allies over the appointment of guardian ministers with a number of contenders for the coveted submit in a number of districts.
At current, Maharashtra has 42 ministers, together with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar. The race for guardian minister posts has intensified in at the least 11 districts — Nashik, Jalgaon, Raigad, Satara, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Thane, Sambhaji Nagar, Beed, Pune and Kolhapur.
The function of a guardian minister is essential because it includes controlling the District Planning and Growth Council (DPDC) funds, that are allotted for improvement and beautification tasks.
In Raigad, Sena minister Bharat Gogawale and NCP minister Aditi Tatkare are competing for the submit. Gogawale mentioned, “We now have three ministers in Raigad. Final time, the Sena bought the submit, and now, as a minister, I naturally anticipate to be appointed guardian minister.”
In Nashik, the race is between NCP’s Manikrao Kokate and Shinde Sena’s Dada Bhuse. Kokate emphasised NCP’s declare, saying, “With seven MLAs from Nashik, the NCP has a robust declare for the submit.”
The competitors is equally fierce in Sambhaji Nagar, the place Sena’s Sanjay Shirsat and BJP’s Atul Save are contenders. Shirsat mentioned, “A proper announcement of my appointment is all that is still.”
Probably the most intense tussle is in Satara the place 4 ministers are staking claims for the submit. Equally, in Beed, NCP’s Dhananjay Munde and BJP’s Pankaja Munde are locked in a contest, whereas in Jalgaon, Sena’s Gulabrao Patil and BJP’s Girish Mahajan are vying. Sindhudurg and Thane districts are additionally witnessing disputes, with notable contenders together with Deputy CM Eknath Shinde and BJP’s Ganesh Naik.
Minister Pratap Sarnaik expressed his occasion’s desire for Shinde, stating, “We really feel Thane’s guardian ministership ought to stay with Shinde Saheb.”
Nevertheless, BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Shiv Sena minister Shambhuraj Desai downplayed the tensions. “There shall be no tussle amongst allies over guardian ministership, and the method will proceed easily,” mentioned Bawankule.
In Mumbai, which has solely two BJP ministers — Mangalprabhat Lodha and Ashish Shelar, Lodha is predicted to be appointed for Mumbai metropolis and Shelar for Mumbai suburbs. Nevertheless, the Shiv Sena is reportedly eager on having a guardian minister from exterior Mumbai, as seen beforehand with Deepak Kesarkar.
“When such an enormous majority is obtained in an election, only some are chosen from them for the ministerial place and portfolios are allotted in response to their expertise. Some districts have a couple of ministers. In Satara and Pune there are 4 ministers every. In such conditions the query arises on guardian minister. It’s not straightforward. Nevertheless, now that portfolios have been allotted, the guardian minister submit can even be allotted quickly, I feel,” mentioned minister Chandrakant Patil.
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