Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde has demanded the crucial Home Department from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with talks on portfolio allocation currently underway, Shiv Sena Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bharat Gogavale said on Friday.

Gogavale, an aide of Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, stated that the cabinet expansion is expected to take place between December 11 and 16, just before the winter session of the state legislature. The winter session will commence in Nagpur, the state`s second capital, on December 16, news agency PTI reported.