New Delhi:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today.
This was Chavan's first meeting with Singh after he took over the reins of Maharashtra government following the ouster of his predecessor Ashok Chavan in the wake of Adarsh Housing Society scam. The new Chief Minister is understood to have apprised Singh about developments in the state ever since he took charge of the top post on Thursday.
Chavan had resigned from Union Council of Minister on Wednesday.
Chavan also had a meeting with Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil.
Prithviraj Chavan is in the midst of finalising the list of his council of ministers and has held consultations with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee. Sources said Chavan would make efforts to appoint 23 ministers, the maximum Congress can have under the power-sharing arrangement with NCP.
NCP has a quota of 21 ministers. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister of the state. Nine NCP leaders also took oath as ministers on Thursday. Allocation of portfolios was yet to be done.
This was Chavan's first meeting with Singh after he took over the reins of Maharashtra government following the ouster of his predecessor Ashok Chavan in the wake of Adarsh Housing Society scam. The new Chief Minister is understood to have apprised Singh about developments in the state ever since he took charge of the top post on Thursday.
Chavan had resigned from Union Council of Minister on Wednesday.
Chavan also had a meeting with Punjab Governor Shivraj Patil.
Prithviraj Chavan is in the midst of finalising the list of his council of ministers and has held consultations with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee. Sources said Chavan would make efforts to appoint 23 ministers, the maximum Congress can have under the power-sharing arrangement with NCP.
NCP has a quota of 21 ministers. Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister of the state. Nine NCP leaders also took oath as ministers on Thursday. Allocation of portfolios was yet to be done.
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