New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Working President, Praful Patel, on Tuesday downplayed the ongoing debate over the merger of the two NCP factions, saying that he will not speak on hypothetical questions. Patel, after offering tributes to late Deputy Chief Minister and NCP National President Ajit Pawar at the party office said, “I will only speak about my party as it exists today. I will not comment on any hypothetical scenarios.”He emphasised that the decision-making…
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Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) After taking the oath as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Sunetra Pawar, on Saturday, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his best wishes. “The blessing you have given is inspiring for me. As I begin the new responsibility for the service of Maharashtra, your words have increased my confidence in the work of public welfare. The resolve to work honestly and with a dedicated commitment to the welfare of the people of the state has become even st…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday extended its best wishes to Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, who is set to take oath as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Sunetra Pawar is the wife of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar who died in a plane crash recently. Speaking to IANS, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said that she has worked closely with Sunetra Pawar in the Rajya Sabha and has witnessed her commitment and dedication firsthand.“…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister late Ajit Pawar’s wife and Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected on Saturday as the NCP Legislature Party leader. Her name was proposed by party veteran Chhagan Bhujbal and seconded by Dilip Patil and a host of other legislators.The meeting was convened on Saturday, after Sunetra Pawar, who has yet to recover from the deep shock following the sudden and untimely demise of her husband in a plane crash on Wednesday in Bar…
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) In a series of significant revelations following the tragic death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, senior NCP(SP) leader Jayant Patil on Saturday claimed that the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party were on the verge of a formal merger.According to Patil, the reunification was not just a political strategy but was “Ajit Dada’s final wish” to remove the stigma of the party’s split while Sharad Pawar is still politically active.Co…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Maharashtra is set to have its first woman Deputy Chief Minister as the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will hold the legislature party meeting on Saturday at 2 pm to elect Sunetra Pawar as the new legislative party leader and the Deputy Chief Minister. This comes days after the sudden and untimely death of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the plane crash on Wednesday.Sunetra Pawar, later in the evening, will be sworn in at the Lok Bhavan.State NCP chief Sunil Ta…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Friday claimed that the talks had finalised, awaiting a formal announcement for the merger with the NCP, which was headed by the late Ajit Pawar. However, NCP, which is yet to recover from the deep shock following the sudden and untimely demise of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, has maintained silence, refusing to divulge further details in this regard. A day after NCP-SP state president Shashikant Shinde and senior MLA Jayant…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) A high-level NCP delegation on Friday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and discussed a wide range of issues, including the appointment of the legislative party leader and deputy chief minister in the wake of the untimely death of Ajit Pawar in a plane crash. The delegation included party working president Praful Patel, state unit chief Sunil Tatkare, Ministers Chhagan Bhujbal, Hasan Mushrif and former Minister Dhananjay Munde. This development takes place af…
Baramati, Jan 29 (IANS) Following the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, a debate has emerged regarding the party’s future and who will lead it. Party insiders are also internally discussing whether the BJP will retain the Deputy CM’s post from the NCP and who will succeed Ajit Pawar.Historically, regional parties in India have been dominated by specific families. In Maharashtra, both the Shiv Sena and the NCP have kept power within their respective f…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) veteran Chhagan Bhujbal has been acquitted by a special PMLA court in Mumbai in the Maharashtra Sadan scam — a money laundering case.The order also clears his son Pankaj Bhujbal and nephew Sameer Bhujbal, bringing to an end a legal battle that began nearly a decade ago. When contacted, Bhujbal said he would give his reaction after receiving the court order.The court’s decision follows a 2021 ruling in which Bhujba…