Dilip Walse Patil appointed as new Maharashtra HM after Deshmukh's resignation | Audio Bulletin

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has appointed senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, ex-Speaker and Labour Minister Dilip Walse-Patil as the new Home Minister.

The CM also tweaked his cabinet by handing over the Labour department to Minister Hasan Mushrif, and the State Excise portfolio to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

Among the seniormost leaders in the state, Walse Patil, 65, has been a 6-time MLA from Ambegaon in Pune district, has been a Minister with experience in handling diverse departments, and served as the Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2009-2014.