Ajit Pawar had last month joined hands with chief minister Eknath Shinde and assumed the post of deputy CM alongside Devendra Fadnavis on July 2 | Mumbai news
Ajit Pawar, leader of the breakaway NCP faction, earlier wrote to ECI as "NCP president" and staked claim to the party name and 'clock' symbol, two days before he joined the Shinde-Fadnavis government with eight party MLAs. NCP Split: Election Commission Directs Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar Factions To Share Documents Submitted to Poll Body With Each Other, Confirm Sharing of Papers Within Three Weeks.