Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was given the Finance and Planning portfolio on Friday, nearly two weeks after he broke away from the original party and took oath as Maharashtra s Deputy Chief Minister.
Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: Ajit Pawar's NCP faction leaders, who were sworn in as ministers in the Eknath Shinde government on July 2, were appointed key portfolios on Friday
Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was given the finance and planning portfolio on Friday, nearly two weeks after he broke away from the original party and took oath as Maharashtra s deputy chief minister.
A statement said before the official announcement of the portfolios, he was briefed by two secretaries of the Finance and Planning Department. Ajit Pawar's new office will be on the fifth floor of Mantralaya which will also serve as the office of the deputy chief minister.
Eight of Pawar s NCP colleagues who were sworn in as ministers on July 2 also received their portfolios, according to a statement issued by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde s office.