Uddhav Thackeray, Pawar Discuss Maharashtra Portfolio Allocation

Portfolio allocation is likely to happen on Monday, but another meeting could be held before with Congress leaders.

File image of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar met on Friday, 6 December evening to discuss allocation of portfolios and expansion of the week-old Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA) government in the state.

The meeting at Nehru Center was attended by Shiv Sena leaders Eknath Shinde, Sanjay Raut and Subhash Desai, and the NCP's Ajit Pawar and Jayant Patil, sources said.

Pawar stressed the need for allocation of portfolios to the ministers who were sworn in with Thackeray on 28 November at the earliest, sources said.

Portfolio allocation is likely to happen on Monday, but before that another meeting could be held with Congress leaders, they added.

The expansion of council of ministers will be done after the winter session of state legislature, sources said.

It was decided that Thackeray will hold charge of the home ministry till then, they added.

A cabinet meeting would be held on Saturday. It would be the second cabinet meeting of the MVA government.