The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will get deputy chief minister's post in the new Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government, which also includes Congress. Uddhav Thackeray will be sworn in as the chief minister November 28.
The Congress will get Assembly Speaker's post while the NCP will get deputy Speaker's post, Patel told reporters after a meeting of the Maha Vikas Aghadi of the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress in Mumbai.
He also said that along with Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who will be sworn in as chief minister on Thursday evening, one or two members of each of the three parties will take oath as ministers.
There will be only one deputy CM's post in the government, he added.
Earlier, sources had said that both the Shiv Sena and NCP will have 15 ministerial berths each, while the Congress will get 13 berths.
Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 ministers as the size of council of ministers cannot exceed 15 percent of the total number of MLAs, which is 288 in the state.
The Shiv Sena has 56 MLAs, NCP 54 and Congress 44.
Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi met on Wednesday at the YB Chavan Centre in south Mumbai.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Congress veteran Ahmed Patel were among the leaders who held talks over council of ministers and the swearing-in ceremony, to be held at the Shivaji Park in Dadar on Thursday evening.
Congress general secretary in-charge for Maharashtra Mallikarjun Kharge joined the leaders later.
State Ministers Chhagan Bhujbal andSubhash Desai arrive at Sahyadri guest house for the first cabinet meeting. (ANI)
Congratulations andbest wishes to the Shiv Sena Party Chief Hon. Uddhav Thackeray ji on becoming the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Under his leadership, the state will develop as a whole!
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the chief minister of Maharshtra. He is the eighth person to take oath as Maharashtra CMwhile not being a legislator.
The then Congress leader and current NCP chief Sharad Pawar also finds name among theseven leaders.
According to provisions of the Constitution, any leader who is not a member of the Assembly or Council has to become member of the legislature within six months of taking oath of the post.
– PTI
Congratulations to Uddhav Thackeray Ji on taking oath as the CM of Maharashtra. I am confident he will work diligently for the bright future of Maharashtra.
An aerial image of Shivaji Park, where the oath-taking ceremony of Uddhav Thackeray and other cabinet ministers took place. (Image: Twitter/@Jayant_R_Patil)
The oath taking ceremony has concluded with a recital of thenational anthem.
Congress leader Nitin Rauttakes oath as minister.
Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat takes oath as a minister is Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet.
NCP leader Chaggan Bhujbaltakes oath as minister.
NCP Leader Jayant Patil takes oath as minister.
Shiv Sena MLA Subhash Desai takes oath as minister in Uddhav Thackeray's cabinet.
Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde takes oath as a minister.
