{"id":5902,"date":"2023-07-02T10:22:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T09:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/ajit-pawar-new-maharashtra-deputy-chief-minister-9-other-ncp-mlas-defect\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-07-02T10:22:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T09:22:58","slug":"ajit-pawar-new-maharashtra-deputy-chief-minister-9-other-ncp-mlas-defect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=5902","title":{"rendered":"Ajit Pawar New Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, 9 Other NCP MLAs Defect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-04\/n7he0vro_ajit-pawar-ani-650-_650x400_13_April_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Ajit Pawar Takes Oath As Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Ajit Pawar Takes Oath As Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Ajit Pawar Takes Oath As Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-04\/n7he0vro_ajit-pawar-ani-650-_650x400_13_April_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-02T14:50:42+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=709064&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/02072023_n_AjitPawarTakesOath_94883_55977_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T3M07S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-04\/n7he0vro_ajit-pawar-ani-650-_650x400_13_April_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=709064&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Ajit Pawar will take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister later today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Mumbai: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nationalist Congress Party&#8217;s Ajit Pawar, along with 9 party leaders, joined the Maharashtra government today. Mr Pawar will share the Deputy Chief Minister post with BJP&#8217;s Devendra Fadnavis.<\/p>\n<p>According to party sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/live-updates-maharashtra-ajit-pawar-ncp-sharad-pawar-eknath-shinde-devendra-fadnavis-4170637\">Ajit Pawar<\/a> has the support of 43 out of the 53 NCP MLAs.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes just days after Mr Pawar publicly expressed his desire to step down as Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, a group of NCP legislators met at Ajit Pawar&#8217;s Mumbai residence, where the party&#8217;s working president Supriya Sule and senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal were also in attendance. State party president Jayant Patil was not present in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sharad Pawar told reporters in Pune that he was unaware of the meeting in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not know exactly why this meeting has been called but being the leader of the Opposition, he (Ajit Pawar) has the right to call a meeting of MLAs. He does that regularly. I don&#8217;t have much detail about this meeting,&#8221; Mr Pawar said.<\/p>\n<p>The churn in the NCP comes a month after Sharad Pawar had resigned as party chief and then decided to take it back three days later as he &#8220;couldn&#8217;t disrespect the feelings of the masses&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Ajit Pawar, who made a failed bid to align with the BJP in 2019 and was sworn-in as deputy chief minister in an early morning ceremony, had been vying the post of state president to resurrect his dwindling stature in the party.<\/p>\n<p>While he has no party post, Ms Sule and party leader Praful Patel were elevated to working presidents on June 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/ajit-pawar-backed-by-29-mlas-to-join-maharashtra-government-share-deputy-chief-minister-post-with-d-fadnavis-sources-4170591\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Ajit Pawar will take oath as the Deputy Chief Minister later today. Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party&#8217;s Ajit Pawar, along with 9 party leaders, joined the Maharashtra government today. Mr Pawar will share the Deputy Chief Minister post with BJP&#8217;s Devendra Fadnavis. 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