Overview
- Devendra Fadnavis said ministers will face a review when the Mahayuti government completes one year on December 5.
- He contrasted Maharashtra’s timeline with Gujarat’s overhaul after roughly two-and-a-half years, signaling no immediate shake-up.
- Sources say the review will measure departmental delivery, execution of key schemes and public connect, and underperformers could be asked to step aside.
- Any removals would be decided in consultation with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, a coalition constraint given recent controversies around several Sena and NCP ministers.
- The council currently has 42 of a permitted 43 ministers across BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP, and BJP leaders have warned that non-performers risk losing their posts.