The Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar factions have sacked each other’s leaders, filed disqualification petitions and called for separate meetings of MLAs and workers.
Ajit's 2019 clash with uncle & Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar was his 1st rebellion. Now, with him taking oath as deputy CM, state's tradition of such family feuds continues.
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.
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.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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