Ajit Pawar, who recently jumped ships to join the NDA alliance from MVA, also proposed a complete reshuffle of Cabinet portfolios in the same meeting. He made the demand to ensure that his camp would get at least two important portfolios in the cabinet. This demand was also shot down by chief minister Shinde., India News, Times Now
Praful Patel dismissed suggestions about a rift in the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance in Maharashtra and asserted that the issue about the allocation of portfolios has been sorted out and a cabinet expansion in the state will take place in a day or two. Besides Praful Patel and Ajit Pawar, senior NCP leader Hasan Mushrif is also in the national capital., India News, Times Now
Maharashtra Political Crisis: In a controversial remark, Thackeray, who now leads Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) had said that the BJP leader was a "kalank" on Nagpur. Thackeray was unfettered by the criticism of his remark against the deputy CM as he questioned the language BJP leaders use. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari lamented at the political culture of the state going low. , India News, Times Now
Maharashtra Political Crisis: After the Ajit Pawar faction joined the Shinde-BJP-led coalition government in the state, Uddhav Thackeray used some harsh retort for Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. Thackeray called the deputy Maharashtra CM a "kalank" on Nagpur. Thackeray defended his comments saying he was "just showing BJP the mirror"., India News, Times Now