Sharad Pawar’s party to join NDA but tussle continues for Maha Finance Ministry
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP is all set to join the BJP-led Maharashtra cabinet and the NDA Union cabinet in a few days, sources said here on Friday.
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP is all set to join the BJP-led Maharashtra cabinet and the NDA Union cabinet in a few days, sources said here on Friday.
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said that Sharad Pawar and his NCP would be welcome in the NDA, if he joins the BJP-led ruling alliance.
The NCP-SP leader dismissed reports regarding her party's stance on the delimitation bill as "incorrect and based solely on speculation."
The NCP (SP) and the Congress are part of the Opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra as well as the INDIA bloc at the national level.
A meeting inside the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan has sparked fresh tensions within the opposition alliance. Sanjay Raut has openly questioned Sharad Pawar's political decision.
As reported earlier, elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states are scheduled for March 16, while the tenure of seven MPs from Maharashtra, including that of NCP founder Sharad Pawar, will come to an end shortly.
The development comes after the Election Commission of India announced elections for 37 vacant Rajya Sabha seats in 10 states.
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena leader Bhaskar Jadhav revealed the reason NCP founder Sharad Pawar chose to deliberately downplay the late Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's air crash as “an accident” immediately after the tragic incident, during his condolence address at the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly here on Monday.
Rohit Pawar alleged that the civil aviation minister is “close” to the owners of the Delhi-based air charter company VSR on whose aircraft the late Maharashtra deputy CM flew on the fateful day.
However, earlier on Thursday, Sharad Pawar-led NCP MLA Rohit Pawar said, “We will hold a press conference regarding the merger of both the NCPs soon.
