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Maharashtra Politics Crisis: Political warmth has elevated in Maharashtra after the break up within the Nationalist Congress Celebration (NCP). After Ajit Pawar grew to become the deputy CM within the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra authorities, there was an uproar over his declare on the NCP. Ajit Pawar, who was elected the brand new Nationwide President of NCP, has staked his declare on the identify and election image of the occasion within the Election Fee. On the similar time, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has additionally reached the shelter of the Election Fee. In the meantime, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis met CM Eknath Shinde at his residence late on Thursday (July 6).
On the similar time, amidst the tussle to regulate it after the break up within the NCP, Sharad Pawar introduced on Thursday that he’s the occasion’s president. He hit again at his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s retirement assertion, saying he may nonetheless work extra successfully “whether or not he’s 82 or 92”. The choice to expel MPs Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare from the occasion was supported together with Ajit Pawar and eight different MLAs within the NCP’s working committee assembly held in Delhi.
Throughout this, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi met NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday. This was the primary assembly of any nationwide chief with Sharad Pawar after the break up in NCP. Considerably, after the insurrection in NCP, many opposition leaders together with Sonia Gandhi, MK Stalin and Mamata Banerjee expressed solidarity by calling Pawar.
The Ajit Pawar faction raised questions on the authorized validity of the NCP working committee assembly convened by Sharad Pawar. NCP’s Ajit faction stated that Ajit Pawar has been elected the Nationwide President of NCP. Ajit has additionally filed a petition earlier than the Election Fee stating that he represents the unique NCP and therefore the occasion’s identify and image ought to be given to him.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated on Thursday that nobody within the Shiv Sena is sad over the induction of NCP chief Ajit Pawar into the state cupboard. Shinde termed all of the information as rumors unfold by the opposition. He stated that the whole lot is ok in Maharashtra and nobody goes to turn out to be a brand new chief minister. It was claimed that the Chief Minister’s chair could also be at risk after Ajit Pawar joins the Maharashtra authorities.
