Uniindia: Mumbai, Aug 12 (UNI) After the inclusion of present BJP state president Chandrakant Patil and Mumbai president Mangal Prabhat Lodha in the Shinde government as cabinet ministers, BJP has appointed Chandrasekhar Bawankule as Pradesh President and Ashish Shelar as Mumbai president.
According to a study conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a total of 15 ministers have declared criminal cases, including 07 from the Shinde Group Shiv Sena and 08 from the BJP, in the gents only cabinet .
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