Chief minister Eknath Shinde kept the public works (public projects) and transport departments.
Days after the Maharashtra cabinet expansion, portfolios have been allocated to ministers, with chief minister Eknath Shinde keeping the urban development ministry and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis getting the home, finance, water resources, housing and power departments.
Shinde also kept the public works (public projects) and transport departments five days after the first cabinet expansion of Shiv Sena-BJP government in the state.
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