Mumbai, Aug. 17 -- The BJP-led Mahayuti government officially announced here on Monday that the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena's Bharat Gogawale will be the guardian minister of Raigad, while BJP's Girish Mahajan will be the guardian minister for Nashik ending a protracted tug-of-war for the coveted posts.
The role of the guardian minister is crucial in taking decisions on the district planning committee, allocation of development funds, coordination between various departments and local issues, political observers observed.
Gogawale has been a staunch supporter of Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, ever since Shinde rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray and broke away to form his own Shiv Sena.
Right from the time the Mahayuti government was formed, Gog...