On Sunday, Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar engineered a dramatic coup in the party by taking along eight other MLAs to the ruling camp of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The additions take the number of ministers in the Maharashtra cabinet to 29, against a maximum approved number of 43. None of the new ministers have been assigned portfolios yet.
Ajit Pawar was in touch with BJP for a long time, but decided to switch over after Sharad Pawar restructured NCP & gave charge to Supriya Sule & Praful Patel, say BJP insiders.
Both parties cosied up to Apna Dal factions at separate events on Kurmi leader Sonelal Patel’s 74th birth anniversary. One was attended by Amit Shah, the other by Akhilesh Yadav.
Speaking at a rally in poll-bound Telangana, Rahul Gandhi said Congress had told opposition parties that it will not share stage with KCR's Bharat Rashtra Samithi party in last month's Patna meet.
State party chief Jayant Patil said a petition given to speaker Rahul Narwekar seeking the leaders's disqualification for joining Shiv Sena-BJP govt without informing NCP president Sharad Pawar.
The party has 53 MLAs in the assembly. State unit chief Jayant Patil and several others have tweeted support to Sharad Pawar, as have two MPs, including daughter Supriya Sule.
After Sena split, Ajit Pawar's move weakens MVA in Maharashtra, also sends message that BJP is capable of denting opposition unit ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha and assembly polls.
India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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