The political situation in Maharashtra appears volatile, with speculation that Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) may split under the leadership of his nephew, Ajit Pawar, just as the Supreme Court pronounces its verdict on the Army disqualification petition Could vs army case anytime.
But former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has rubbished reports of his party’s MLAs joining the BJP with the support of a section. “I am in NCP. The news which is going on that I have taken the signatures of 40 MLAs is wrong. I am not going anywhere. Such news about me is nothing but another attempt to divert the issue from the core issues being faced by the people of Maharashtra.”
The question arises that when BJP has Eknath Shinde and his Shiv Sena camp then why is it looking for another partner in the state?
According to BJP sources, the party is working on a plan if the Supreme Court orders on the disqualification petition against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his MLAs, then the party wants some other strong partner to join them and form the government. State.
In the current scenario, Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena does not have enough MLAs and the Congress being the BJP’s traditional rival is certainly not an option. Hence, the remaining coalition partner NCP, which has 54 MLAs and had shown interest in extending “outside support” to the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2014.
According to another BJP source, NCP leaders like Ajit Pawar, Praful Patel, Anil Deshmukh, Nawab Malik, Hasan Mushrif and Salil Deshmukh are already facing the heat from central agencies. In such a situation, one should not be surprised if NCP leaders follow the path of Shinde and his supporters and form their own camp.
“Everyone is welcome if they are ready to follow our ideology,” the source said. He said that in the current political situation Ajit Pawar and Fadnavis who have better control over the administration in Maharashtra can work continuously for the progress of the state. , The source further said, “If these two leaders come together, a lot can be done in the state.”
According to the NCP leader, who works closely with Ajit Pawar, the performance of the state government under Eknath Shinde is not “good”. “This government has completely failed on the issue of farmers. They are not taking any positive decision for the people of the state in view of 2024 general elections; It is very difficult for BJP to win maximum number of seats from the state. That’s why BJP is looking for another partner. But till now there is no such movement in the party and Sharad Pawar is in touch with all the leaders and MLAs of NCP.
Amidst all the speculation about Ajit Pawar joining the BJP, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had said in Pune that “everyone in the party is working to strengthen it. Ajit Pawar has not called any meeting of the MLAs. All these things are in the media only.
According to sources, Congress leader KC Venugopal and other Maharashtra Congress leaders had met Uddhav Thackeray late on Monday evening and discussed the political instability in the state.
Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat has said that Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena may be thrown out of the government if Ajit Pawar joins the BJP.
Sharad Pawar, the stalwart of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the state now has one more challenge to keep his flock intact or remain at the national level in an embarrassing situation.
Whatever discussion is in your mind, it is not in the mind of any of us,” posted the NCP’s Twitter handle on Tuesday. This discussion has absolutely no importance… Talking about NCP, our party and allies are working in this role that how to strengthen the party with one idea. There is no other thought in anyone’s mind. It was read in the news that there is a meeting of NCP MLAs. But this is 100% false. No one has called any such meeting. I have not called any meeting in this regard…’
Meanwhile, Maharashtra NCP President Jayant Patil gave a statement on Tuesday dismissing speculations about Ajit Pawar joining BJP. There was no discussion between Ajit Pawar or any other party. “We are with Ajit Pawar and he is with the NCP,” he asserted.
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