Sunetra Pawar, wife of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, is known for carrying out social work in family bastion Baramati. Her brother was once close aide of NCP founder Sharad Pawar.
Shah expected to hold discussions particularly on Vidarbha, Marathwada & North Maharashtra. Shinde's Sena & Ajit Pawar’s NCP pressing hard for 22 & 16 seats respectively, it is learnt.
Since 2019, at least 6 major leaders have moved to BJP in Maharashtra in light of corruption allegations against them or family. At least seven others have become BJP allies.
Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar's verdict was based on legislative strength of the 2 NCP factions and followed EC’s ruling on the party name and symbol.
For Sharad Pawar faction, it is a personification of their leader himself, while for nephew Ajit Pawar's, it signifies changing times. ECI Tuesday gave the clock symbol to Ajit's faction.
EC, in both cases, considered tests of party's objectives, constitution and majority in organisation and legislature, finally using legislative strength to settle row on party name, symbol.
Parth had unsuccessfully contested 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Maval after Sharad Pawar bowed out to make way for his grand-nephew. He was Pawar family's 1st member to lose an election.
Shiv Sena split in June 2022 after a rebellion by Shinde, while the NCP got divided after Ajit joined the state government along with 8 MLAs in July last year.
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.
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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