"Sharad Pawar has taught us how to grow more from less area of land, and also how to form government with less number of MLAs," said Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar is likely to be made Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister on December 30 when Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government's expansion takes place.
Jharkhand election result: NCP chief Sharad Pawar slams BJP, says people have tought them a lesson. He said that BJP failed to understand the sentiments of people in the state.
Terming the arrest of activists in the Elgar Parishad case "wrong" and "vengeful", NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday demanded that a Special Investigation Team be set up under a retired judge to probe the action taken by Pune police. Pawar also demanded that the police officers involved with the arrests be suspended.
NCP president Sharad Pawar slammed the NDA government on Saturday, saying the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens were "ploys to divert" attention from serious issues plaguing the country.
Portfolio allocation to ministers; Sharad Pawar's birthday and everything that happened today
On the occasion of 79th birthday of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted Pawar and prayed for his long and healthy life. Meanwhile, several party leaders and workers from across Maharashtra thronged the city to greet him on his birthday. Pawar met the party workers at the Y B Chavan Centre in the morning.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday alleged NCP president Sharad Pawar played "caste card" against him and frequently made indirect references about it.
In second big disclosure in two days, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he was aware that party leader Ajit Pawar was in touch with Devendra Fadnavis even as he distanced himself from his nephew's sudden political move to join hands with the BJP on November 23.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar asserted on Tuesday that an alliance with the Shiv Sena was "not difficult", compared to a tie-up with the BJP, and said his nephew Ajit Pawar had rebelled against the party as he was "totally unhappy" with the way the talks were going on with the Congress in Maharashtra.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed "working together" but he rejected the offer. Pawar said he made it clear to Modi that it won't be possible for him to work together with the PM.
The Nationalist Congress Party is likely to elect Ajit Pawar again as its floor leader in the House ahead of the swearing-in on Thursday, sources within the Sharad Pawar-led party indicated.
The outgoing chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who ran the state government for five years commendably, ultimately cut a sorry figure. For five whole years, Shiv Sena criticized his government, made caustic remarks which even the Opposition leaders never made, and yet, during election time, Fadnavis agreed to an electoral alliance.
Uddhav Thackeray likely to meet NCP chief Sharad Pawar shortly at his residence in Mumbai, ministers portfolios likely to be discussed
Meanwhile, the BJP said on Tuesday that it would function as a strong opposition in the Assembly. A meeting of party MLAs and senior leaders was held in the evening.
Personifying his image as a Maratha warrior, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar made a grand entry at the Trident hotel on Tuesday evening with the MLAs chanting "Maharashtra cha ekch wagh, Sharad Pawar, Sharad Pawar," which means Maharashtra has only one tiger, Sharad Pawar, Sharad Pawar. Over the last few days, Pawar has proved himself to be the true kingmaker despite jolted by his nephew Ajit Pawar.
Maha Pawar-Play: Ajit Pawar reaches out to Sharad Pawar, meets uncle at his residence
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Former NCP legislative party leader and nephew of party chief Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar has reached out to his uncle after siding with the BJP for most part of the last few days. Ajit Pawar stepped down as the Deputy CM of Maharashtra earlier today making sure that Devendra Fadnavis' second stint as Chief Minister ends in just about 3 days
NCP workers raise slogan of "Maharashtra cha ekch wagh, Sharad Pawar Sharad Pawar" (There is only one tiger in Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar Sharad Pawar) upon the arrival of party chief Sharad Pawar at Trident Hotel, for NCP-Shiv Sena-Congress joint mee
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