Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has been appointed as the guardian minister for Pune, replacing BJP leader Chandrakant Patil. This follows Pawar’s absence from a state Cabinet meeting and his meeting with NCP ministers at his residence, indicating his dissatisfaction with the delay in appointing guardian ministers for various districts. The CM announced a new list of guardian ministers for 12 districts, with Patil becoming the guardian minister for Solapur and Amravati.