Yediyurappa said on Sunday, '10 plus three' will take oath on February 6, apparently referring to the induction of only 10 out of 11 winners of the by-polls.
Speaking to reporters, he said there was no need for him to travel to Delhi as he has already had a discussion with Shah and has got his approval for the exercise.
Pawar was the deputy CM twice in the 15-year regime of Congress-NCP alliance in Maharashtra during 1999-2014
Currently the Uddhav Thackeray-led cabinet has six ministers besides chief minister Thackeray
Khattar (65), who took oath as the chief minister for the second time on October 27, and Dushyant Chautala (31), who was sworn-in as his deputy, are the only two members of the present cabinet
All five ministers of state who have been dropped are from sectors that represent the BJP's core focus of villages, the poor and farmers
Athavale rewarded with his induction in Union Cabinet
He said he wanted to bring transparency in the functioning of his ministry, but was not supported in his endeavour
In the cabinet expansion, Modi govt inducted three new faces from Uttar Pradesh
Among the members inducted in Modi's ministry, there are six lawyers a specialist in cancer surgery and a PhD degree holder
Her induction as MoS is expected to provide BJP with a strong face to woo Dalit voters for assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh
Five ministers of state have been dropped; portfolios of new ministers to be announced later in the day
Patel is among the 19 new Ministers of State who were inducted in the Union Council of Ministers today