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Jostling
for cabinet berths in Mumbai ahead of swearing-in
Thursday November 11, 2010 12:50:05 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
With legislators from the Congress and ally Nationalist Congress
Party (NCP) jostling for cabinet berths since morning Thursday,
Maharashtra's chief minister designate Prithviraj Chavan got a
taste of realpolitik even before the swearing-in ceremony.
The technocrat-turned-politician with little experience of state
politics will be sworn in Thursday afternoon. While Chavan may be
the only Congress member being sworn in, indications are that
around 10 NCP ministers will also take the oath of office along
with deputy chief minister-designate Ajit Pawar, sources said.
Hordes of hopeful legislators from both the Congress and the NCP
crowded outside their respective party offices at Nariman Point
since early THursday morning to make a bid for a ministerial
berth.
From the NCP, according to present indications, senior leaders
like Chhagan Bhujbal, R.R. Patil, Sunil Tatkare, Hassan Mushrif,
Laxman Dhoble will be sworn-in along with Ajit Pawar.
The oath of office and secrecy will be administered to the new
government by Governor K. Sankaranarayanan at Raj Bhavan at 4.30
p.m. THursday.
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