As was expected, the BJP has dropped controversial and under-performing ministers from the Cabinet and inducted 13 new faces, including two from the Shiv Sena. In the long-winded exercise, two new faces are from Mumbai — Ashish Shelar (city BJP chief) who was made school education minister, and Yogesh Sagar (Charkop legislator), who was inducted as a minister of state (MoS) and made deputy to the chief minister in the urban development department. Vinod Tawde retains the higher and technical education portfolio. In all, 13 ministers of senior and junior rank were sworn in at Raj Bhavan on Sunday.

From BJP, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (housing), Suresh Khade (social justice) Anil Bonde (agriculture), Sanjay Kute (labour) and Ashok Uike (tribal development) were made Cabinet ministers. CM Devendra Fadnavis's close aide Parinay Fukey, Atul Save, Bala Bhehde and Sagar were made junior ministers.