Aaditya Thackeray named Mumbai suburban district’s guardian minister, Ajit Pawar for Pune

Eknath Shinde, Sena leader and minister for urban development, is the only minister who has been made the guardian minister for two districts — Thane and Gadchiroli. While Congress’ Balasaheb Thorat and revenue minister is Kolapur’s guardian minister, NCP’s Hasan Mushrif is Ahmednagar’s guardian minister.

Except Kolhapur, all guardian ministers in western Maharashtra districts have been appointed from NCP. The Sena has got the Konkan region and districts in north Maharashtra and Marathwada, where it has a base.

Similarly, NCP has got western Maharashtra districts along with parts of north Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha. The Congress has got districts in Marathwada and Vidarbha.