Maharashtra Portfolio Allocation: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been given the crucial Home, Law, and Judiciary portfolios. Deputy CM Eknath Shinde will handle Urban Development, Housing, and Public Works, while Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has been assigned Finance, Planning, and Excise. This portfolio allocation follows weeks of negotiations within the BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction), and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) coalition government.