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Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and 37 other ministers were sworn in at a simple function at Raj Bhawan here today by Maharashtra Governor S C Jamir.
The list includes 26 cabinet ministers (17 from NCP, seven from Congress and two independents) and 13 ministers of state.
Prominent ministers in the Vilasrao Deshmukh team, who were dropped, included Anil Deshmukh (NCP), who handled public works, Satish Chaturvedi (Cong) who held textiles and Vasant Purke (Cong) who was education minister.
The new faces in the cabinet include Surupsinh Naik (Congress), NCP's Nawab Malik, Madan Patil (independent) and Ramesh Bang (NCP). Malik had quit earlier following corruption charges by social activist Anna Hazare.
Naik resigned two years ago after being sentenced to a month's imprisonment by the Supreme Court in a contempt case.
However, political compulsions in his tribal Nandurbar district have forced Congress to reinduct him, sources said.
The ministers of state sworn in today include new faces like Nitin Raut, Suresh Warpudkar, Vijay Wadettiwar, Satish Patil, Nana Panchbuddhe and Shobha Bacchav.
Wadettiwar, who represents Chimur constituency in Vidarbha, is a known supporter of rebel Congressman Narayan Rane.
Bacchav and NCP's Vimal Mundada are the two women in the Chavan Ministry.
Ministers of State in Deshmukh team, Rajendra Shingane and Rajesh Tope have been elevated to cabinet rank.
Cabinet ministers who sworn in today include Vijay Singh Mohite Patil (NCP), Surupsinh Naik (Cong), Patangrao Kadam (Cong), Ajit Pawar (NCP), Jayant Patil (NCP), Harshwardhan Patil (Ind), Ganesh Naik (NCP), Dilip Walse Patil (NCP), Anees Ahmed (Cong), Balasaheb Thorat (Cong), Vimal Mundada (NCP), Chandrakant Handore (Cong), Manohar Naik (NCP), Vijaykumar Gavit (NCP), Sunil Tatkare (NCP), Ramraje Nibalkar (NCP), Babanrao Pachpute (Ind), Nawab Malik (NCP), Vinay Kore (Jansurajya Party), Rajendra Shingane (NCP), Ravishet Patil (Cong), Rajesh Tope (NCP), Madan Patil (Ind) and Ramesh Bang (NCP).
Ministers of State in the Chavan Ministry include Suresh Shetty (Cong), Sunil Deshmukh (Cong), Sidharam Mehetre (Cong), Hasan Mushrif (NCP), Jaiprakash Dandegaonkar (NCP), Rana Jagjitsingh Patil (NCP), Pritamkumar Shegaonkar (RPI), Nitin Raut (Cong), Suresh Warpudkar (Ind), Vijay Wadettiwar (Cong), Satish Patil (NCP), Nana Panchbuddhe (NCP) and Shobha Bacchav (Cong). | 
