The 'Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi', comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress along with some small parties and Independents, has decided to stake claim for government formation
On his late Tuesday night visit to 'Silver Oak', his uncle and NCP president Sharad Pawar's residence, Ajit Pawar said, 'It is my right to meet my leader.'
"Who do you trust in life. Never felt so cheated in life. Defended him, loved him. Look what I get in return," she had said in another status post, about Ajit Pawar.
The Shiv Sena chief will be the first from the Thackeray family to be sworn in as the chief minister
The worst part of the Maharashtra political drama is hopefully over
Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also spoke their mind on the occasion.
With its ideology based on resentment having run its course, the party must figure out a new pathway to relevance
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Unseasonal rains and delayed retreat of monsoon had damaged Kharip crops of farmers in many districts, with Marathwada and North Maharashtra regions bearing the brunt
Senior BJP leaders Chandrakant Patil, Vinod Tawade and Girish Mahajan attended the meeting held at the official residence of the chief minister
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Sharad Pawar had largely left the management of the state party to his nephew, it is possible that Ajit created an empire that he thought was more loyal to him than his uncle
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Now, irrespective of who supports whom, only a floor test in the Assembly will decide if this government can continue or not
In a dramatic turn of events, Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the chief minister for a second term
Dilip Bankar and Manikrao Kokate, who represent Nashik district, tweeted separately to say they were kept in dark about Ajit's swearing-in ceremony
The development, Athawale said, is a "big setback and a lesson" for the Shiv Sena which was unwilling to form government with the BJP.
BJP's Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday took oath as Maharashtra chief minister, while Ajit Pawar as his deputy.
Pawar was addressing a joint press conference with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai
The oath was administered by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari