NCP discord after Cong; Walse Patil asks for Home Portfolio, Ajit Pawar could get Finance

Amid infighting within Congress over portfolio allocation in recent Maharashtra cabinet expansion under Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, sources reported that infighting within NCP has also broken. As per sources, NCP's Dilip Walse Patil has spoken to NCP chief Shar Pawar over phone. he has reportedly asked for  Home Portfolio. Moreover, sources report that Ajit Pawar is likely to get Finance portfolio.

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Cong vs Cong

Meanwhile, discontent between Congress party has surfaced between Maharashtra cabinet minister Ashok Chavan and Balasaheb Thorat with both senior leers reportedly demanding Revenue and PWD portfolio. Sources furr informed that Nitin Raut and Vijay Wettiwar have placed ir demand before CM Uddhav Thackeray for PWD portfolio. On Monday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inducted a total of 36 ministers in his one-month-old coalition government comprising Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress. Seniors like Ashok Chavan, Vijay Wettiwar and Sunil Kedar were among 10 ministers of Congress who found a place in new government.

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However, choice of certain leers is ministers and portfolio allocation seems to have t gone down well with a section of Maharashtra Congress. A senior Maharashtra Congress leer questioned integrity of MLAs Aslam Sheikh and Vishwajit Kam on Tuesday who was inducted into new cabinet, claiming that both leers were reportedly keen to jump ship to BJP prior to Assembly polls held in October last year. y are reportedly also met with n chief minister Devendra Fnavis. 

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Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion

On Monday, during cabinet expansion oath ceremony, Ajit Pawar once again took oath as Deputy CM after his three-day stint in vember with short-lived Fnavis government. Shiv Sena's 13 ministers (10 - cabinet, 3 - MoS), NCP's 13 ministers (10 - cabinet, 3 - MoS) and Congress' 10 ministers (8 - cabinet, 2 - MoS) took oath on Monday at 12 PM in Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha. Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra on vember 28 along with six ministers — two each from alliance partners Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress.

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