Ajit left for Nashik on early Saturday morning by the Vande Bharat Express from Thane. A large number of party workers were present at Nashik Station to welcome their leader who rebelled against Pawar’s leadership and succeeded in getting a majority of MLAs on his side | Mumbai news
Earlier this month, Ajit Pawar rebelled against his uncle and NCP founder Sharad Pawar and joined hands with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the BJP to become a part of the government. He and eight other NCP leaders took oath as ministers the same day.
The Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has been strongly opposing the move to hand over the finance ministry to Ajit Pawar, who they had been alleging, played a partisan role during the MVA regime.
Maharashtra's newly inducted Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) Ajit Pawar's insistence for the finance department in a bouquet of cabinet portfolios in the state is a matter he will have to resolve with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde following his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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