BJP: 30% mins are first-timers
Hindustan Times Mumbai|December 16, 2024
Following its best-ever performance in assembly polls in Maharashtra in November, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dropped several old faces from the council of ministers and inducted young turks in their place.
Surendra P Gangan

NAGPUR: The party has also given more cabinet berths to western Maharashtra than other regions in the state in its bid to strengthen its position there.

"Our endeavour was to give representation to every section of society, be it youth, women, or marginalised communities including OBCs, Marathas and Dhangars. The cabinet is comprehensive," said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

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