Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
Nine NCP leaders including Chhagan Bhujbal, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Aditi Tatkare, and Dilip Walse Patil have taken oaths as ministers.
Mumbai: In a surprise move, 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, Mumbai .
Nine NCP leaders including Chhagan Bhujbal, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde, Aditi Tatkare, and Dilip Walse Patil have taken oaths as ministers.
Out of the total 53 NCP MLAs in the state, 30 are apparently with Ajit Pawar.
Ajit Pawar recently said he was not keen on continuing as the leader of the opposition (LoP) in the Maharashtra Assembly and 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.
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