BJP 22, Sena 12: What Maharashtra Power Share Formula May Look Like
NDTV
In numbers, it would translate to 20 to 22 ministerial posts for the BJP. Eknath Shinde's party will have 12 spots and Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP can be given 9 to 10 ministerial posts.
Two days ahead of the oath ceremony of the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, the ruling alliance is yet to announce the name of the incumbent. Sources, though, say a formula has been arrived at for the division of ministerial berths.
Sources said power sharing will be based on a 6-1 formula -- meaning one ministerial post will be given for every six MLAs a party has.
Under the formula, as expected, the BJP, which won a whopping 132 seats, will also have the maximum number of ministerial posts. Its two allies -- Shiv Sena of Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party faction have also struck a profitable deal.
