Ajit Pawar (File photo/ PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said that “all is well” in the Mahayuti alliance, scotching off the speculations that trouble may be brewing in the ruling bloc.Rumors were rife that Pawar, who is also Maharashtra’s deputy CM, may break ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
MUMBAI: In one of the last cabinet meetings before the announcement of the assembly elections, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who holds the finance portfolio, was present for only around 10 minutes and left immediately after tribute was paid to Ratan Tata Thursday. Thirty-eight decisions – many of them having major financial implications – were…
NEW DELHI: Sachin Kurmi, a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) (Ajit Pawar faction), was killed in Mumbai’s Byculla area on Wednesday night.Mumbai Police stated, “NCP leader Sachin Kurmi was murdered by unidentified persons with a sharp-edged weapon in Mumbai’s Byculla area last night. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.”The…
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday addressed the possibility of the uncle-nephew duo, himself and Ajit Pawar, contesting the upcoming assembly elections together. Speaking at a press conference in Chiplun, Pawar clarified that while they remain united as a family, they will not be contesting elections as a team.“Gharat tari…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday voiced his disappointment over the lack of appreciation for his development efforts in Baramati. Despite securing substantial funds for Baramati, Pawar believes that his efforts have been taken for granted. Reflecting on his loss in the Lok Sabha elections, Pawar accepted responsibility but pointed to…
Pune: A new fault line emerged between Mahayuti partners Shiv Sena and NCP after chief minister Eknath Shinde‘s supporters from Baramati covered deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar‘s cutouts with a black cloth on Tuesday. They claimed that they were upset about Pawar not turning up for a Ganeshotsav event organised by Shinde’s supporters in Baramati.Tempers…
NEW DELHI: A day after Shiv Sena leader Tanaji Sawant‘s “vomit” remark against him, Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar attempted to downplay the controversy on Saturday. Pawar said that he focuses on working for the people and pays no attention to criticism. Sawant, the state health minister, said recently in Dharashiv…
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: BJP hit out at the opposition on Wednesday, urging it not to politicise the issue of the collapse of the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Malvan, while deputy CM Ajit Pawar in Latur apologised “to the 13 crore people of Maharashtra” for the collapse. Congress meanwhile alleged constructions hastily inaugurated by PM…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, said on Friday that he would resign from politics if allegations of him visiting New Delhi in disguise to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah were proven true. He challenged opposition leaders to quit politics if their allegations were proven false, claiming that efforts were being made…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sent a notice to NCP‘s Ajit Pawar faction on a plea filed by leader Jayant Patil from the other faction seeking the disqualification of Ajit Pawar group MLAs for defection and joining Sena-BJP government. This response from the top court comes after the Sharad Pawar faction challenged Maharashtra…
