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Maharashtra Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Sanjay Bansode has said well-equipped stadiums will be built at Latur and Udgir in the district

Twelve days after Ajit Pawar and Co crossed over, khichdi cabinet in place; new power-sharing arrangement all set to test cordial ties inside tri-party alliance

A day ago, the deputy CM had visited Silver Oak, the official residence of his uncle and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. This was apparently the first visit of Ajit Pawar to Silver Oak after he rebelled against his uncle

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced the cabinet expansion and allotted respective departments to ministers. Ajit Pawar got finance and planning ministries, while other ministers were also given various portfolios.

Ajit Pawar, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader who spearheaded a mutiny against his uncle and party chief Sharad Pawar last month, joining the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra as Deputy Chief Minister, has been rewarded with the keys to the state's treasury.

As per the statement, Dhananjay Munde has been given Agriculture, while Dilip Walse-Patil will be the Cooperation minister.

With the inclusion of 9 NCP ministers, there are 29 cabinet ministers in Maharashtra

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was given the Finance and Planning portfolio on Friday, nearly two weeks after he broke away from the original party and took oath as Maharashtras Deputy Chief Minister.

Amid speculations of fissures in the fledgling ruling alliance in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has secured finance departments in the Cabinet expansion.

Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: Ajit Pawar's NCP faction leaders, who were sworn in as ministers in the Eknath Shinde government on July 2, were appointed key portfolios on Friday