A day after Ajit Pawar's coup in Maharashtra that has left political circles in shock, NCP working president Praful Patel quashed rumours of him going to Delhi for the central ministerial post after joining the Maharashtra government.
Earlier today, Ajit Pawar, along with eight other leaders of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, split from party ranks and joined the Shinde-led Maharashtra government.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who heads the ruling Shiv Sena, held a meeting with the functionaries of his party from 15 states in Srinagar in Kashmir on Sunday