Mumbai, 02nd July 2023: The Nationalist Congress Party’s Ajit Pawar and eight party leaders joined the Maharashtra government today. Mr Pawar will share the Deputy Chief Minister post with BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis.
Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Aditi Tatkare, Dhananjay Munde, Hasan Mushrif, Dharmaraj Babarao Atram, Sanjay Bansode and Anil Bhaidas Patil took oath today, the fourth swearing-in ceremony Maharashtra has seen in as many years.
Welcoming Ajit Pawar into the fold, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said, “Now we have 1 Chief Minister and 2 Deputy Chief Ministers. The double-engine government has now become triple engine. For the development of Maharashtra, I welcome Ajit Pawar and his leaders. Ajit Pawar’s experience will help.”
This comes as a number of NCP parliamentarians gathered earlier today at Ajit Pawar’s Mumbai home, where the party’s working president Supriya Sule and senior leader Chhagan Bhujbal were also present. The state party’s president, Jayant Patil was absent during the meeting.
