Maharashtra Assembly witnessed uproar from the MVA after Nawab Malik, who spent 18 months in jail in connection with an alleged money laundry case, occupied the last row in the Treasury Benches.
Sharad Pawar said that there is a difference between his and Ajit Pawar's role in the party. On his resignation from the party's chief post, Pawar said it was a mutual decision.
Ajit Pawar had joined the Maharashtra government in July this year along with eight other NCP MLAs. Anil Deshmukh alleged that BJP has given a contract to Ajit Pawar to end the political career of Sharad Pawar.
NCP leader Ajit Pawar said that he has not had any discussion over seat sharing with Amit Shah for the Lok Sabha elections next year.
Both factions of NCP had filed disqualification pleas against each other to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker. Ajit Pawar had joined the state government on July 2 this year along with eight other NCP MLAs.
NCP underwent a split in the party in July this year after Ajit Pawar jumped over from the Opposition ranks to the ruling Maharashtra government with eight NCP MLAs, after which he was sworn as the Deputy CM of the state. He had approached the Election Commission staking claim over the party's name.
Worli MLA and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray took a veiled jibe at the Eknath Shinde-led regime in Maharashtra saying its a 'bullet train' government which is not interested in solving problems of common people.
Bhai Dooj 2023: This is the first Diwali celebration of the family after Ajit Pawar broke away from the Nationalist Congress Party and joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena to be a part of the government.
Jayant Patil expressed his gratitude to well-wishers and affirmed his intention to resume his daily and party responsibilities after a brief period of rest.
Earlier, Pawar met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Pune, prompting speculation in state political circles.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said this Diwali he would not be able to meet his supporters on Sunday. Usually, the entire Pawar family including Sharad Pawar celebrates the festival together every year.
Notably, these elections featured a voter turnout of 74% and saw a unique contest in Baramati Taluka, where Ajit Pawar's group secured a significant victory in 29 out of 31 contested Gram Panchayats.
86-year-old Asha Pawar said, like many others, she also wants to see him (Ajit Pawar) as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is currently the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
Ajit Pawar dengue news: The NCP leader (Ajit Pawar faction) Praful Patel said that after recovering fully, the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister will be back in full force to continue his dedicated public duties.
The office was inaugurated by NCP (Ajit Pawar) working president Praful Patel who performed a 'havan' during the ceremony. Ajit Pawar is expected to visit Delhi and chair first meeting at the newly inaugurated office soon.
Ajit Pawar had moved the Election Commission claiming the support of 42 of 53 NCP MLAs in Maharashtra. While the hearing on the NCP split is underway in the Election Commission, Ajit Pawar has already described himself as the party's national president.
As per the latest India TV-CNX Opinion Poll, Maharashtra is likely to witness a close contest in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with both alliances going neck to neck in the Opinion Polls. However, the BJP-led NDA is still predicted to win most of the seats in the state.
In July this year, Ajit Pawar had approached the election commission and staked a claim over the NCP name and symbol. The ECI will hear the pleas of the Sharad Pawar faction and Ajit Pawar-led faction of NCP today.
Ajit Pawar along with other NCP MLAs turned rebel and had joined the BJP-Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde)-led government in Maharashtra after which Ajit was made the Deputy Chief Minister along with Devendra Fadnavis.
Sharad Pawar said that he will be present at the ECI hearing on the NCP split on October 6 in the national capital. He also slammed Ajit Pawar apparently stating that those who joined hands with the BJP cannot be a part of the NCP.
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