Monday's expansion came after the Congress Sunday failed to make up its mind on the candidates to be inducted as ministers.
This invited potshots from the opposition parties which labeled Prithviraj Chavan as the "most helpless" chief minister of the state.
Some even questioned why the swearing-in ceremony could not be completed last Thursday when NCP's Awhad was inducted.
Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, their cabinet colleagues, legislators and other senior leaders and officials were present on the occasion Monday.
Two Congress leaders join Maharashtra cabinet
Mumbai: The ruling Congress-NCP government of Maharashtra was Monday expanded with the induction of two legislators as ministers barely four months before the state assembly elections.Latur legislator Amit Deshmukh, son of former chief minister late
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