NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, the Food and Civil Supplies minister, has been excluded from the list of guardian ministers announced by the Maharashtra government. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will manage Gadchiroli, while Ajit Pawar will oversee Beed and Pune districts. Munde faced criticism over the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, with his associate arrested in connection with the case.
