In Maharashtra, the much awaited Expansion of Prithviraj Chavan-led Congress-NCP ministry is taking place at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. AIR correspondent reports that 12 Congress MLAs and 5 NCP MLAs have been sworn-in a short while ago. The Swearing-in ceremony was in progress when reports last came in. A total of 29 Ministers will be take oath today.Congress Ministers those who have been sworn in include Narayan Rane, Patangrao Kadam, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Shivajirao Mogse, Harshvardhan Patil, Balasaheb Thorat and Rajendra Darda. Prominent among the NCP ministers sworn in are Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar and Rajesh Tope.BSE Sensex down by over 142 points a short while ago The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by 93 points in opening trade today onprofit booking amid weak trend. The sensex was trading at 19,788, down by over 142 points a short while ago.In other Asian markets, the Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was quoting lower by 1.04 per cent, while Japanese Nikkei was marginally up by 0.61 per cent in the morning trade today.In the US, Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 1.57 per cent higher.