On Sunday morning, Ajit met with NCP legislators at his residence in Mumbai and is likely to split NCP with at least 30 MLAs and join the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance | Latest News India
The march on the occasion of reformer Shahu Maharaj's birth anniversary presents a contrast to the kind of updates that have made the news from the region recently.
The Mughal-Maratha conflict has long been a part of Maharashtra imagination, successfully politicised by Sena. But Aurangzeb has never been an everyday lightning rod.
Considered close to Sharad Pawar, regarded as good orator and impressive minister, Patil is seen as a rival of Ajit Pawar in control of NCP in Maharashtra