Ten days after Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the 21st chief minister of Maharashtra and his two deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were inducted into his team at a grand ceremony at Azad Maidan, the state Cabinet will be expanded in Nagpur on December 15, the eve of the winter session of the state legislature.

It is said that according to the power-sharing formula for the 43-member council of ministers, the BJP will get a larger portion of 21-22 berths, the Shiv Sena 11 to 12 seats and the Nationalist Congress Party nine to 10. The structure will comprise senior and junior ministers. However, the real tussle that delayed the expansion was over sharing of powerful portfolios. After the landslide win on November 23, the government formation took place on December 5.