Amidst a power struggle with his nephew Ajit Pawar, who defied him Leadership and joined Shiv Sena-BJP government In Maharashtra, veteran Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar is all set to start his statewide tour from Nashik today to consolidate his support base.
Amidst the infighting between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Sharad Pawar held a big meeting on Thursday. Ajit Pawar called the meeting “illegal” and said that no one has the right to call such a meeting. Here are the top 10 developments in the Maharashtra political crisis.
1. At the age of 82, Sharad Pawar is working on his mission to revive the party from the grassroots level. He will start his tour by visiting Nashik, Pune, Solapur and various areas of Vidarbha region. These areas include constituencies of rebel MLAs like Chhagan Bhujbal and Dhananjay Mundem. During his visit, Pawar aims to revive and strengthen the party in these places.
2. Fadnavis emphasized that his party does not actively create divisions within other political parties. However, he added that he does not block or obstruct individuals who express their desire to join his party. alliance, Fadnavis said, “BJP does not break other parties, but those who believe in Modi’s leadership and want to come with him, there will be no opposition.”
3.Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray has claimed that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has been requested to resign. “I have heard that Eknath Shinde has been asked to resign and there may be some change in the government,” he told the media.
4. After Ajit Pawar joined the ruling coalition in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said last evening that there are plans for cabinet expansion in the near future.
5. In the Business Advisory Committee of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, BJP MLC Praveen Darekar proposed to withdraw the no-confidence motion against Gore brought during the last session of the Council for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council. Speaking at an official meeting here, Gore said, “Shiv Sena is moving in the right direction under the able leadership of Eknath Shinde.”
6. Earlier dismissing speculation that the state would get a new chief minister in the coming days, BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said opposition parties were deliberately creating confusion, adding that Shinde would continue to be the CM. “All our senior leaders, including Devendra Fadnavis, have already said that Eknath Shinde will continue as chief minister. He is doing good work for the state. Opposition parties are creating confusion,” Bawankule said.
7. NCP leader Praful Patel said the party is not divided and on June 30, the legislature party and organizational branches unanimously appointed Ajit Pawar as party president. Addressing a press conference here, Patel said he has submitted a petition to the Election Commission. The Government of India (ECI) informed it with affidavits of over 40 MLAs about Ajit Pawar’s appointment and claiming the “party name and symbol”.
8. NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto, who is from the Sharad Pawar camp, said that if the structure of the party organization was flawed, then his appointment as working president and Ajit Pawar as national president was also invalid.
9. Ajit Pawar has claimed that his faction is the legitimate Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and has taken over the party’s name and symbol from the Election Commission. At present, he seems to be getting the support of 32 MLAs, while Sharad Pawar has the support of 14 MLAs.
10. For the Election Commission to consider his claim, Sharad Pawar will have to garner the support of 36 MLAs, which is a two-thirds majority of the party’s total of 53 MLAs.
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UPDATE: July 08, 2023, 08:24 AM IST