Updated On: 17 December, 2025 11:07 PM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
The Maharashtra Governor on Wednesday accepted the proposal to transfer Kokate’s portfolios to Ajit Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party and is a key ally in the ruling coalition, which includes the BJP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena

The decision comes after Kokate’s conviction by the sessions court in Nashik. File Pic/X
Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat on Wednesday accepted the request to allot state minister Manikrao Kokate’s portfolio to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
The decision comes after Kokate’s conviction by the sessions court in Nashik.