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The veteran politician will be sworn in by Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal to be inducted into Maharashtra Cabinet today.
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday took oath as a minister in the Maharashtra government at the Raj Bhavan, marking his return to ministerial office after a long gap. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were present during the ceremony.
The veteran politician was sworn in by Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan.
#WATCH | Mumbai, Maharashtra | NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal takes oath as a minister in the Maharashtra government at the Raj Bhavan.Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar also present. pic.twitter.com/hQ1eqtZrPr
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The 77-year-old Bhujbal, who has had a distinguished and eventful political career spanning several decades, however, he was notably absent during Chief Minister Fadnavis’s Cabinet expansion in December last year.
At the time, his exclusion from the cabinet had drawn public disappointment from the seasoned leader, a prominent OBC face in the state.
Bhujbal’s inclusion came following the resignation of Dhananjay Munde, a fellow NCP heavyweight who stepped down as the food, civil supplies and consumer protection minister in March.
Munde’s resigned citing health grounds. However, it is speculated that his departure from the Cabinet came against the backdrop of his close aide Walmik Karad being named as a key accused in sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case.
In the past, Bhujbal, the MLA from Yeola in Nashik district, has served as a cabinet minister, including as deputy CM, in different governments.
According to sources, the decision regarding portfolio allocation to Bhujbal rests with the Chief Minister and will be announced after the swearing-in ceremony.
The ruling Mahayuti coalition consists of the BJP, the Shiv Sena and the NCP led by deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
(With agency inputs)
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