Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil said the party initiated legal action against rebels. However, neither Patil nor Ajit Pawar cleared how many MLAs are in their favour.
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Following massive political quakes in Maharashtra, both factions of Nationalist Congress Party - Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit - are gearing up for their respective show of strength.
Soon after the surprising split on Sunday, both factions of NCP - Sharad Pawar and Ajit - are gearing up for their respective show of strength on separate dates.
The Kerala unit of NCP has extended support to Sharad Pawar, hours after Ajit Pawar joined the Maharashtra government, in a move that came as a surprise on Sunday afternoon.
The Congress is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance that also comprises Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-led NCP.
Maharashtra Political Crisis: After joining the NDA government, Ajit Pawar said that we all have taken this decision together. He said that today we have taken oath but in the coming days the cabinet will be further expanded.
With the political landslide in Maharashtra effected by Ajit Pawar’s exit from the Opposition ranks, and joining the rival Eknath Shinde government on Sunday (July 2), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar’s next move may be ambivalent.
his is not 'googly', it is a robbery. It is not a small thing, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Ajit Pawar joining the NDA government in Maharashtra
With the exit of Ajit Pawar from the Opposition in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar's next move is anticipated, what he would do to keep NCP standing and moving.
Sharad Pawar said that in the next few days, people will get to know why these NCP leaders have joined hands with the Maharashtra government.
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Ajit Pawar, the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), joined the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) camp on Sunday and was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
In the major turn of events, Ajit Pawar along with the MLAs supporting him joined hands with the Maharashtra government in which he was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Eknath Shinde government while several other MLAs took the oath as ministers.
A day after rebellion in the NCP, Sharad Pawar sacked party's working president Praful Patel and general secretary and treasurer Sunil Tatkare, who have sided with Ajit Pawar in his revolt, for engaging in "anti-party” activities.
Eight additional NCP MLAs, in addition to Ajit Pawar, have been sworn in as state cabinet ministers. Hassan Mushrif, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Dhananjay Munde, and Aditi Tatkare are the newly elected ministers.
Sharad Pawar on Monday said that key NCP leaders will take a call on Ajit Pawar's desire to be assigned a party role instead of the responsibility of the Maharashtra LoP.
Ajit Pawar in his address at the 24th Foundation Day event of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) held in Mumbai attended by his uncle Sharad Pawar and other senior leaders said that he was not interested in holding as Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra.
The development comes weeks after the buzz that Ajit Pawar may revolt against NCP to support the NDA government but somehow it did not happen. However, NCP leadership said Pawar has no objection on Sule's elevation.
The development comes weeks after the buzz that Ajit Pawar may revolt against NCP to support the NDA government but somehow it did not happen.
Maharashtra Politics: NCP leader Ajit Pawar's statement comes days after Supreme Court gave a spin to Maharashtra politics after recommending the disqualification case to a larger bench.
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