Seventy-five percent of the Maharashtra ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Maharashtra now has 20 ministers, including the chief minister, after the council of ministers was expanded on 9 August with the induction of 18 members.
After the cabinet expansion, the Association for Democratic Reforms and the Maharashtra Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all ministers submitted during the assembly polls in 2019.
According to the analysis, 15 (75 percent) ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves and 13 (65 percent) have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. All the ministers are crorepatis and the average value of their assets is Rs 47.45 crore.