With the uncertainty gone, the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government is expected to get rid of pending issues within the alliance. Many believe the much-delayed expansion of the council of ministers and other political appointments should be on the duo’s immediate agenda.

The No. game

Currently, only 20 members, including the CM and the deputy CM, are working as a cabinet, with no junior ministers at their disposal. The cabinet can accommodate 23 more members as cabinet ministers and ministers of state. For this, the coalition needs a formula for sharing of berths and departments, depending on their respective strength in the Assembly.