Maharashtra now has 20 ministers, including the chief minister, after the council of ministers was expanded on August 9 with the induction of 18 members.
Six-time MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha is the richest minister in the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government of Maharashtra, with personal assets worth over Rs 441.65 crore. The Association for Democratic Reforms and Maharashtra Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 20 ministers, including the chief minister, which they filed before the 2019 Assembly