Another eight NCP leaders, including Dilip Walse-Patil, the close confidante of Sharad Pawar, were also given berths in the newly formed Shinde-Fadnavis-Pawar Government in Maharashtra.
There are many angles to the wily old fox’s well-timed announcement on Tuesday morning; but the one that stands out is this: those trying to weaken the NCP from the outside will now have to contend with a charged-up cadre
There is heavy drama in the Nationalist Congress Party with its founder Sharad Pawar deciding to step down as its president. Speaking at the launch of the second edition of his autobiography, Pawar said that he began his career in 1960. “Yesterday we celebrated May Day. After this prolonged political career, one must think about stopping somewhere. One must not be greedy,” he said.
At least 14 persons, including 10 women, died after suffering from sunstroke during the government-sponsored Maharashtra Bhushan award event at Kharghar neighbouring Mumbai on Sunday