Ajit Pawar's claim on the presence of industrialist Gautam Adani at a meeting of BJP and NCP leaders was accompanied by his remarks that his abrupt 2019 switch had Sharad Pawar's backing.

To recap, in November 2019, Ajit Pawar made his first attempt to “split” the NCP by departing with a handful of MLAs to form a government with the BJP. Ajit was sworn in as deputy chief minister for 80 hours, after which the majority of MLAs returned to the NCP, and the alliance collapsed. He finally split the party in July 2023.

He further said that Maharashtra is a land of seers and Dr BR Ambedkar and that the state runs on their principles.

You try to stand up on your own legs, now that you have ideological difference,’ the Supreme Court told the Nationalist Congress Party.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has revealed that industrialist Gautam Adani was part of a crucial meeting between the BJP and the undivided NCP five years back. Ajit was referring to the developments that allegedly took place before the early morning ceremony when BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as chief minister

NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the BJP lost 10-12 seats in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, where its top leader addressed poll rall