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In a new development in Maharashtra politics on Monday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) disqualified nine rebel MLAs including Ajit Pawar who were sworn in as ministers in the Shinde-Fadnavis government 'for indulging in anti-party activities'.
Shinde added that Maharashtra would now have one chief minister and two deputy chief ministers and that would "help the state progress."
The BJP has struck twice in the last two years, to break the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) opposition alliance in Maharashtra, as Ajit Pawar breaks away NCP MLAs just a year after Eknath Shinde walked out with 40 Shiv Sena MLAs.
In a ditto replay of Shiv Sena rebellion drama, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) rebel leaders Sunday ruled out any split in the part even as they joined the Shinde-Fadnavis government in Maharashtra.
LIVE Updates: Marking a vertical split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), its senior leader Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government as deputy chief minister on Sunday.