Ajit Pawar takes oath as Minister

Mumbai, Dec 30 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar took oath as Minister during cabinet expansion of Maharashtra on Dec 30. Ajit Pawar will be Deputy Chief of Maharashtra. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray was also present during the oath taking ceremony. A total of 36 cabinet ministers, 13 from Shiv Sena, 13 from NCP and 10 from Congress, will take oath today in cabinet expansion. Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress formed coalition government in Maharashtra after Shiv Sena's rift with BJP.