The Maharashtra Cabinet swearing-in ceremony was held on December 30 wherein 36 ministers were sworn in in the presence of Governor B. S. Koshyari. Notably, 18 out of 36 ministers are a 'by-product' of dynasty politics. The most prominent name would be Yuva Sena Chief and MLA from Worli Constituency Aditya Thackeray who has been given an important position in the cabinet. Nationalist Congress Party's chief Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as a Deputy Chief Minister for the second time in the month.
Other young dynasts who have entered Mantralaya as ministers include Aditi Tatkare, daughter of NCP's Sunil Tatkare of Raigad, while Amit Deshmukh’s father, the late Vilasrao Deshmukh, was CM in early 2000 among others.
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Here’s the list of all 25 cabinet ministers sworn-in on December 30:
1. Ashok Chavan, Congress
2. Dilip Walse Patil, NC
3. Dhananjay Munde, NCP
4. Vijay Waddetiwar, Congress
5. Anil Deshmukh, NCP
6. Hasan Mushrif, NCP
7. Varsha Gaikwad, Congress
8. Rajendra Shingane, NCP
9. Nawab Malik, NCP
10. Rajesh Tope, NCP
11. Sunil Kedar, Congress
12. Sanjay Rathod, Shiv Sena
13. Gulabrao Patil, Shiv Sena
14. Amit Deshmukh, Congress
15. Dada Bhuse, Shiv Sena
16. Jitendra Awhad, NCP
17. Sandippan Bhumre, Shiv Sena
18. Balasaheb Patil, NCP
19. Yashomati Thakur, Congress
20. Anil Parab , Shiv Sena
21. Uday Samant, Shiv Sena
22. KC Padvi, Congress
23. Shankar Rao Gadakh, Independent (Shiv Sena quota)
24. Aslam Shaikh, Congress
25. Aditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena
Ministers of State that took oath:
1. Abdul Sattar, Shiv Sena
2. Satej Patil, Congress
3. Shambhuraj Desai, Shiv Sena
4. Bachchu Kadu, Independent
5. Vishwajeet Kadam, Congress
6. Dattatray Bharne, NCP
7. Aditi Tatkare, NCP
8. Sanjay Bansode, NCP
9. Prajakt Tanpure, NCP
10. Rajendra Patil Yedravkar, Independent
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