Advocating for the Muslim quota in the educational insitutions, Ajit Pawar said that he would speak on the matter to CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
NCP Ajit Pawar faction's Chief Whip of Assembly Anil Patil has filed a petition.
An account on X - NCP Speaks 1 - was created to convey important announcements. The account was representing Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's group under the name - 'NCP Speaks 1'.
A viral video featuring Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has sparked a significant controversy and a wave of online backlash amid the ongoing Maratha reservation dispute in Maharashtra.
The Nationalist Congress Party has a total of 54 MLAs. One lawmaker had died while there is no clarity on the status of Nawab Malik.
A 5-judge bench of the Supreme Court in May 2021 said that the Maratha community was not socially and educationally backward. It also refused a review petition in April 2023 declaring that the law which granted quota was unconstitutional.
Amid protests demanding Maratha reservation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that his government is committed to giving reservation to the Maratha community in the state.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar will attend the meeting to review next year's Lok Sabha election preparedness.
Ajit Pawar said that he joined the Maharashtra government only for the development of the state and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for implementing various developmental projects in the country.
There is no rift in the NCP, all the members are our leaders, said party supremo Sharad Pawar adding that there is no conflict that Ajit Pawar is our leader.
Sharad Pawar had even threatened to take Ajit Pawar to court over the use of his picture.
Ajit Pawar rebelled against his uncle and joined the Eknath Shinde government on July 2.
Maharashtra LoP Vijay Wadettiwar attacked Chief Minister Eknath Shinde claiming that there is a "danger" to the "main chair" in the state and that it will be changed by September this year.
In order to strengthen his faction, Ajit Pawar-led NCP has handed over the responsibility to all its nine ministers and Praful Patel.
Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return to the Centre and Maharashtra with a "thumping majority".
The `secret' meeting in Pune last week between Ajit Pawar, who split the NCP and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena-BJP government in July, created a buzz. Sharad Pawar is still a member of the MVA alliance which includes the Sena (UBT) and Congress.
After rebelling at the party, Ajit Pawar met several times to uncle Pawar which triggered speculations.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar revealed that some "well-wishers" are trying to persuade him to align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Ajit Pawar rebelled against his uncle and joined the Eknath Shinde government on July 2.
Ajit Pawar said that there is no leader as strong as Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the national level. He stressed that there is no alternative to PM Modi.
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