NAGPUR: The swearing-in of 39 ministers at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday was the first held in Maharashtra’s second capital in 33 years, the last such event being the cabinet expansion of the Sudhakarrao Naik dispensation in 1991.
Naik had expanded his council of ministers by inducting Shiv Sena rebels Chhagan Bhujbal and Rajendra Gole, who had switched over to the ruling Congress. The Congress’ Beed legislator Jaidutt Kshirsagar was also inducted into the Naik government at the time.
They were administered the oath of office by Governor C Subramanium.
