<span style="color: #222222;">Portfolio allocation of the 43-member council of ministers of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was announced today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Thackeray has kept the general administration department, which is traditionally overseen by the CM, for himself. Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar will head the finance and planning department. The NCP's Anil Deshmukh is the new Home Minister. First-time Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray, has been given charge of the environment, tourism and protocol departments.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />'' Senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat will head the revenue ministry. The urban development department, considered a key portfolio along with the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation, will be run by the Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde. Former Chief Minister of the Congress Ashok Chavan will head the Public Works Department. </span><br />''  <br />