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Political observers say the seeds of the Sunday implosion were sown on June 10 when Sharad Pawar named his daughter Supriya Sule and senior party leader Praful Patel as NCP’s working presidents while no role was announced for Ajit Pawar, who functions as the Leader of the Opposition
The splits in the Shiv Sena and now the NCP are the biggest setback for the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the anti-BJP alliance in Maharashtra, before the Lok Sabha elections next year
In a huge political upheaval, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday took oath as the Deputy CM of Maharashtra in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and existing Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis at Raj Bhavan.
The Maharashtra Cabinet was previously functioning with 20 ministers against the maximum limit of 43 ministers.
Many in the opposition and on social media pointed out that NCP leaders who have lent support to Shinde-BJP government have corruption cases registered against them by central agenesis and have been undergoing an investigation.