Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday appointed guardian Ministers for 11 districts in the State, with his deputy and NCP leader Ajit Pawar getting charge of Pune, and Forest Minister and BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar for Wardha.
Revenue Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil will be the guardian Minister of Akola district, while Chandrakant Patil had to forego Pune and was allotted Solapur and Amravati districts.
As per the announcement, Kolhapur and Beed districts will be under the charge of Medical Education Minister Hassan Mushrif and Agriculture Minister Dhananjay Munde, respectively.