Maharashtra NCP crisis: Sharad Pawar – Ajit Pawar ‘Power Show’

Maharashtra’s politics have taken on a fresh twist as of late. Today, a clearer image of NCP’s occupancy will emerge. After Ajit Pawar joined the Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet, the NCP broke up into two factions. The group led by Ajit and Sharad Pawar also demonstrated their strength today. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which suffered a […]

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Maharashtra’s politics have taken on a fresh twist as of late. Today, a clearer image of NCP’s occupancy will emerge. After Ajit Pawar joined the Shinde-Fadnavis cabinet, the NCP broke up into two factions. The group led by Ajit and Sharad Pawar also demonstrated their strength today.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which suffered a significant setback on Sunday when nine of its leaders joined the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis administration, will meet on Wednesday to discuss its next steps.

One of the nine leaders who have joined the BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde camp) alliance is NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s nephew. Ajit Pawar has also taken the oath of office as Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister.

Apart from this, the new NCP office, located in Ambadas Danve’s mansion, the opposition leader in the Maharashtra Legislative Council and a supporter of Uddhav Thackeray, was opened by Ajit Pawar yesterday.

Here’s what Chhagan Bhujbal says

Meanwhile, showing the strength of their party, NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Chhagan Bhujbal says “More than 40 MLAs and MLCs are with us. We have done all the due diligence before taking the oath. We did not take the oath just like that”

According to the sources, a total of 13 MLAs, 3 MLCs, and 5 MPs are present at Sharad Pawar-led meeting at YB Chavan centre in Mumbai. The 13 MLAs include Anil Deshmukh, Rohit Pawar, Rajendra Shingne, Ashok Pawar, Kiran Lahmate, Prajakta Tanpure, Balasaheb Patil, Jitendra Awhad, Chetan Vithal Tupe, Jayant Patil, Rajesh Tope, Sandeep Kshirsagar and Devendra Bhuyar.

The 5 MPs include Srinivas Patil (Lok Sabha), Supriya Sule (Lok Sabha), Amol Kolhe (Lok Sabha), Fauzia Khan (Rajya Sabha) Vandana Chavan (Rajya Sabha). The 3 MLCs include Shashikant Shinde, Babajani Durani, Eknath Khadse