Maharashtra Government Appoints New Guardian Ministers: Pune to Stay Under Ajit Pawar; Check Full List
The Maharashtra government has officially announced the much-awaited list of newly appointed Guardian Ministers for districts across the state. This announcement follows over a month of anticipation since the Maha Yuti government’s cabinet expansion and portfolio allocation.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will continue as the Guardian Minister for Pune while also taking charge of Beed. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been assigned the Guardian Ministership of Gadchiroli district. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will oversee Mumbai City and Thane.
Key Highlights
The absence of Dhananjay Munde from the list has drawn significant attention. Once responsible for Beed, Munde has not been assigned any district this time, marking a significant change in the political landscape.
Full List of Guardian Ministers
- Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister): Gadchiroli
- Eknath Shinde (Deputy CM): Thane, Mumbai City
- Ajit Pawar (Deputy CM): Pune, Beed
- Chandrashekhar Bawankule: Nagpur, Amravati
- Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil: Ahilyanagar
- Hasan Mushrif: Washim
- Chandrakant Dada Patil: Sangli
- Girish Mahajan: Nashik
- Ganesh Naik: Palghar
- Gulabrao Patil: Jalgaon
- Sanjay Shirsat: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
- Pankaja Munde: Jalna
- Ashish Shelar: Mumbai Suburban (Co-Guardian: Mangalprabhat Lodha)
- Uday Samant: Ratnagiri
- Atul Save: Nanded
- Prakash Abitkar: Kolhapur (Co-Guardian: Madhuri Meera Satish Misal)
- Shivendra Singh Bhonsle: Latur
- Aditi Tatkare: Raigad
- Shambhuraje Desai: Satara
- Nitesh Rane: Sindhudurg
- Narhari Zhirwal: Hingoli
- Sanjay Savkare: Bhandara
- Pratap Sarnaik: Dharashiv
- Makarand Jadhav-Patil: Buldhana
- Akash Fundkar: Akola
- Babasaheb Patil: Gondia
- Ashish Jaiswal (Co-Guardian Minister): Gadchiroli
- Pankaj Bhoyar: Wardha
- Meghana Sakore-Bordikar: Parbhani
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The announcement brings clarity to the political responsibilities across districts and emphasizes the Maha Yuti government’s strategy of assigning experienced leaders to key regions.
