Overview

• Shiv Sena ministers led by Eknath Shinde told Ajit Pawar during a June 3 review meeting that his discretionary financial controls have stalled departmental development work.
• Eknath Shinde pledged to raise his faction’s funding complaints directly with Finance Minister Ajit Pawar and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
• BJP ministers of state have formally written to Devendra Fadnavis, arguing that cabinet colleagues have not delegated sufficient decision-making authority to them.
• Shiv Sena leaders highlighted an imbalance in power sharing, noting that BJP junior ministers have received delegated powers while their own ministers of state remain sidelined.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has promised to review the delegation of powers and aims to resolve the issue before the monsoon session begins June 30.