Mumbai News Live Updates: A cabinet reshuffle in the BJP-led Maharashtra government is likely on Sunday, with new ministers taking oath of office and secrecy at a ceremony in Nagpur. The decision to shift the venue from Mumbai to Nagpur was made due to inordinate delay in the allocation of ministerial candidates and portfolios among the Mahayuti alliance partners. A senior BJP leader told a news agency PTI 30-32 ministers are likely to take oath on Friday. The week-long winter session of the State Legislature will take place after the swearing-in in Nagpur on Monday.
Shiv Sena President and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence Sagar in Mumbai on Friday night to discuss cabinet expansion and resolve differences. A closed room discussion was held between the three ruling parties on Friday to finalize the name of the department and the candidate.
Today’s Weather Update: After the coldest December day in nearly a decade earlier this week, Mumbai experienced a maximum temperature of 17 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The drop came just five days after residents faced a maximum temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius on December 4, marking the hottest December day since 2008. Various meteorologists have attributed the rapid rise in temperature last week to easterlies and snowfall. After Effects of Cyclone Fengal.
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