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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government as the deputy chief minister on Sunday. He will share the post with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.
Pawar took oath in a ceremony in Raj Bhawan.
Eight NCP leaders were sworn in as ministers: Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Aditi Tatkare, Dharmarao Atram, Anil Patil and Sanjay Bansode.
Out of the total 53 NCP MLAs in the state, 40 are with Pawar, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed.
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, who was present in the Raj Bhawan, said Ajit Pawar has resigned as the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Lower House and he has accepted it.
Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and NCP working president Praful Patel were also present in the Raj Bhawan.
VIDEO l NCP leader Ajit Pawar takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/KZw4nBK6im
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 2, 2023
Ajit Pawar recently had said he was not keen on continuing as the LoP in the Assembly and that he wanted to work in the party organisation.
Earlier today, Pawar met some party leaders and MLAs at his official residence in Mumbai. NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal and party’s working president Supriya Sule were among the leaders present at the meeting.
However, NCP president Sharad Pawar, who was in Pune, said he was unaware of the meet, but added that Ajit Pawar, as leader of opposition in the Assembly, can call a meeting of legislators.
Reactions pour in over political developments in state:
Sanjay Raut: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said people of Maharashtra will not tolerate such a “circus”, an apparent reference to government formation through vertical splits in political parties, for long.
“Some people seem to be determined to completely spoil Maharashtra’s politics. Let them proceed on their chosen path,” said Raut, in an apparent reference to Ajit Pawar, CM Shinde and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In a tweet, Raut said, “I just spoke with NCP Sharad Pawar. He said he is firm and people’s support is behind us. We can make a fresh start with Uddhav Thackeray.” He added that Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar is undeterred by the split in his party and can start afresh.
(With PTI inputs)
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government as the deputy chief minister on Sunday. He will share the post with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.
Pawar took oath in a ceremony in Raj Bhawan.
Eight NCP leaders were sworn in as ministers: Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Aditi Tatkare, Dharmarao Atram, Anil Patil and Sanjay Bansode.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Out of the total 53 NCP MLAs in the state, 40 are with Pawar, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed.
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, who was present in the Raj Bhawan, said Ajit Pawar has resigned as the leader of opposition (LoP) in the Lower House and he has accepted it.
Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and NCP working president Praful Patel were also present in the Raj Bhawan.
VIDEO l NCP leader Ajit Pawar takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/KZw4nBK6im
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 2, 2023
Ajit Pawar recently had said he was not keen on continuing as the LoP in the Assembly and that he wanted to work in the party organisation.
Earlier today, Pawar met some party leaders and MLAs at his official residence in Mumbai. NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal and party’s working president Supriya Sule were among the leaders present at the meeting.
However, NCP president Sharad Pawar, who was in Pune, said he was unaware of the meet, but added that Ajit Pawar, as leader of opposition in the Assembly, can call a meeting of legislators.
Reactions pour in over political developments in state:
Sanjay Raut: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said people of Maharashtra will not tolerate such a “circus”, an apparent reference to government formation through vertical splits in political parties, for long.
“Some people seem to be determined to completely spoil Maharashtra’s politics. Let them proceed on their chosen path,” said Raut, in an apparent reference to Ajit Pawar, CM Shinde and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
In a tweet, Raut said, “I just spoke with NCP Sharad Pawar. He said he is firm and people’s support is behind us. We can make a fresh start with Uddhav Thackeray.” He added that Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar is undeterred by the split in his party and can start afresh.
(With PTI inputs)
