Maharashtra Politics News Live Updates: Sharad Pawar expels Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare and S R Kohli from NCP; says I am the president of party

The Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Thursday passed a resolution against the rebel faction led by Ajit Pawar during a meeting in the national capital. The Sharad Pawar group has also suspended Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare and SR Kohli from the NCP for siding with Ajit Pawar.

We are hearing that the people of Maharashtra have not liked what Ajit Pawar said about Sharad Pawar's age & retirement...It's BJP's old habit to split political parties, says National Conference leader Omar Abdullah.

Rahul Gandhi in his meeting with Sharad Pawar said that his full support is with NCP. He also said that Congress is 100% with us and the opposition parties are also standing with NCP: Sonia Duhan, NCP leader

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar appoints Narendra Rane as Mumbai president of the NCP.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrives at NCP President Sharad Pawar's residence to meet him, in Delhi

Today's meeting helped boost our morale: says Sharad Pawar after the party's National Executive meeting in Delhi.

Now, whatever we need to say, we will say it before the Election Commission of India: NCP President Sharad Pawar

Rebels will have to pay the cost : Sharad Pawar

NCP will approach the Election Commission on the issue of party's name and symbol, says Sharad Pawar.

Let Ajit Pawar become whatever he wishes to, my wishes are with him, says Sharad Pawar.

Will rebuild the party, doesn't matter if I am 82 or 92, says Sharad Pawar while responding to Ajit Pawar's age taunt.

I am the president of NCP, says Sharad Pawar

The Working Committee of the Nationalist Congress Party approved the decision of Sharad Pawar of expelling Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare and 9 MLAs who have joined hands with NDA: PC Chacko on NCP's National Executive meeting

Sharad Pawar expels Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, S R Kohli from the NCP

NCP working committee meeting called by Sharad Pawar in Delhi has no legal sanctity, says Ajit Pawar group

The Working Committee of the Nationalist Congress Party passed 8 resolutions today. The Committee expressed its full faith in the president of the party, Sharad Pawar: PC Chacko on NCP's National Executive meeting

Not a single of the 27 state committees of the party has said that they are not with Sharad Pawar. The organisation is intact: PC Chacko, on NCP's National Executive meeting held in Delhi today

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said nobody in Shiv Sena is unhappy over NCP leader Ajit Pawar's inclusion in the state ministry.

Opposition spreading rumours about unrest among Shiv Sena MLAs: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Our government has become even stronger with the joining of Ajit Pawar, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.

It is all rumours...They (NCP)should introspect on what is happening in their party, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde as he rubbishes his resignation rumours and also speaks on the split in NCP.

A meeting of NCP leaders is underway at the residence of party president Sharad Pawar in Delhi. He has called the party's National Executive meeting.

13 NCP leaders, including PC Chacko, Jitendra Awhad, Fauzia Khan and Vandana Chavan have arrived at the residence of party chief Sharad Pawar in Delhi.

Maharashtra | Let me make it clear that Eknath Shinde will remain the CM. Devendra Fadnavis has also clearly said that the next elections will be fought under the leadership of Eknath Shinde, says Sanjay Shirsat, MLA, Shiv Sena-Shinde

NCP leaders begin arriving at the residence of party chief Sharad Pawar in Delhi. He has called the party's National Executive meeting today. Fouzia Khan says, "We are absolutely with Sharad Pawar. We want to rally behind him and fight for the public."

I don't have the right to comment on what is happening in his (Ajit Pawar) party or what is happening internally...I feel Sharad Pawar needs to do some self-introspection...: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule

Former Maharashtra CM and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan says, "...This politics that Ajit Pawar has to be brought on board, was decided in Delhi. We believe that within a few months, perhaps before 10-11 August, a decision will have to be made in the ongoing action by Vidhan Sabha against Eknath Shinde. Perhaps he will be suspended because there is no way out...If the 16 MLAs & CM go out, a new CM will be needed. They will perhaps give the responsibility to Ajit Pawar. Maybe BJP's high command has placed its trust in Ajit Pawar...There is uncertainty in Maharashtra, this is not good for the state..."

Maharashtra Politics News Live: NCP leader (Sharad Pawar faction) Clyde Crasto says, "Congress has all the right to discuss the LoP. We have also made it very clear, our party president Sharad Pawar had also made it very clear that whoever has the majority has the right to claim or has the prerogative to choose the leader. So, if the Congress is even thinking of that, there is nothing wrong in it."

Maharashtra Political Crisis Live: I met Ajit Pawar today...He has made the right decision. I have been with him for many years...PM Narendra Modi is taking everyone together. Be it a Hindu, Muslim or a Dalit, PM Modi enjoys the support of everyone...Ajit Pawar told me that he had this thought in mind for quite some time. 2-3 meetings (within NCP) were also done to come together with the BJP but no conclusion was drawn: Union minister Ramdas Athawale

Sharad Pawar News Live: “All is well and all will remain well,” said NCP working president Supriya Sule as she, along with party chief Sharad Pawar, arrived at Delhi airport for the party's national executive meeting today.

NCP News Live: We had requested Sharad Pawar to let Supriya Sule be NCP president and allow Ajit Pawar to handle Maharashtra: Chhagan Bhujbal

Maharashtra NCP News Live: Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule land in Delhi; key NCP meet at 3pm

Ajit Pawar News Live: Ajit Pawar is NCP head, says Chhagan Bhujbal while interacting with media persons

Old posters and hoardings of NCP that showed Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel on them are being removed from outside the office of the party in Delhi. A new poster with 'Gaddaar' (traitor) written on it is being put up there

Maharashtra Politics News Live: 'Tamasha' not democracy: Kapil Sibal on Maharashtra developments

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday dubbed the political developments in Maharashtra as a "tamasha", and said the law seems to allow it. He also said the political developments were about "loaves of power" and not people. The remarks by Sibal, a noted advocate, came after NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight others were inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government.

Maharashtra political crisis: New Delhi Municipal Council removes posters and hoardings of Sharad Pawar

Maharashtra Political Crisis Live: Pawar rally in Bhujbal’s backyard on Saturday

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar will hold his maiden public rally, since the political coup by his nephew Ajit Pawar, at Nashik’s Yeola taluka on July 8.Yeola is the home turf of veteran NCP politician Chhagan Bhujbal, who is team-Ajit Pawar and is now a minister in the Shinde-Fadnavis government. The NCP chief’s Yeola rally is the first in a series of rallies planned across the state, mainly in the constituencies of NCP politicians who sided with his nephew.

Maharashtra Politics Live: Posters saying "In the fight of truth and lie, the entire country is with Sharad Pawar" and "India's history is such that it has never forgiven those who have betrayed" come up outside NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Delhi.

NCP president Sharad Pawar's posters and hoardings being removed by New Delhi Municipal Council

Ajit Pawar News Live: Republican Party of India president Ramdas Athawale to meet Ajit Pawar at 10am today: Reports

Sharad Pawar News Live: NCP president Sharad Pawar leaves from his residence for Delhi where the party's National Executive meeting is scheduled for today.

Ajit Pawar asks ECI for NCP name & clock symbol; uncle files caveat

Ajit Pawar, leader of the breakaway NCP faction, wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) as “NCP president” and staked claim to the party name and ‘clock’ symbol on Friday, two days before he joined the Shinde-Fadnavis government with eight party MLAs. In response, NCP founder Sharad Pawar filed a caveat with the ECI saying no order should be passed unless the poll panel takes note of his contention on Ajit’s petition. In his petition to the ECI, Ajit submitted: “I am NCP president, as such the party symbol should be allotted to me as per provisions of the symbol order, 1968.” On Wednesday, the elder Pawar said he led the “real” NCP and no one could snatch away the clock symbol.

NCP News Live: We decided to go with BJP thrice, Sharad Pawar backtracked, says Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar launched a scathing attack on his uncle and mentor Sharad Pawar on Wednesday, asking when the 83-year-old was going to retire and give the next generation his blessing. In a statement that could also ruffle the feathers of chief minister Eknath Shinde, Pawar said he had already been deputy CM five times and now aspired to lead the state. Ajit disclosed that NCP had been in talks to form a government with the BJP in 2014, 2017 and 2019, but things did not proceed. Yet, when he joined the BJP government, he was singled out as a villain, he said. Recently, Sharad Pawar had claimed he held talkswith the BJP in 2019 only to expose its lust for power.

Maharashtra Politics Live: Alliance with BJP won’t end well for rebels, says Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar accused BJP of double standards and rebels in the Ajit Pawar camp of opportunism, but steered clear of personal attacks on his nephew. Despite a whip that made the presence of all MLAs mandatory, he was flanked by only 15 of his 53 legislators at his meeting on Wednesday; 3 more are said to have extended support but were not present. In his speech which lasted over an hour, the NCP founder seemed unflustered by the rebellion, insisting that he led the “real” NCP and no one could take the party symbol away. He said the alliance with BJP would prove to be a misadventure. Pawar said these legislators must recall history. “Instates, where BJP has engineered a split or joined with regional parties, the government failed. In Punjab, while BJP was rejected, AAP replaced it. A similar situation was seen in Telangana, Andhra and Bihar.”

Sharad Pawar rally on veteran NCP politician Chhagan Bhujbal turf this weekend

NCP founder Sharad Pawar will hold his maiden public rally since the rebellion by his nephew, Ajit Pawar, in Yeola taluka of Nashik district on Saturday.Yeola is the home turf of veteran NCP politician Chhagan Bhujbal, who is in the Ajit Pawar faction and is now a minister in the Sena-BJP-NCP government. The elder Pawar's rally will be the first in a series planned across the state, mainly in the seats of politicians who sided with Ajit.Pawar has given the responsibility of organising the Yeola rally to Manikrao Shinde, a Bhujbal rival. The party had suspended Shinde after the 2019 assembly election for allegedly working for Bhujbal's opponents. "I was re-inducted into the party this morning (Wednesday) in the presence of Sharad Pawar in Mumbai," Shinde said.

Maharashtra Politics Live: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar leaves from the residence of NCP leader Praful Patel

Maharashtra Politics Live: Opposition is creating confusion but CM Eknath Shinde will continue as chief minister, he is doing a good job, says Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule

Over 200 MLAs back CM Eknath Shinde, says Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai

Maharashtra Politics News Live: Internal strife emerges in Shinde camp amid concerns over new entrants impacting prospects for key government positions

As the powerful faction of NCP has entered the ruling BJP-Sena fold, the voices of dissent are getting louder and clear. The Shinde camp that virtually pulled the Uddhav Thackeray government over a year ago by joining BJP is indicating that NCP's joining could take away from them some respectable positions in the government they otherwise would have enjoyed.

Shinde camp was reported to be holding a meeting of all its prominent leaders at the CM's official bungalow Varsha apparently to decide on the distribution of portfolios.


Shiv Sena (Shinde Faction) leader Sanjay Shirsat while talking to a section of media on Wednesday raised the concerns of the Shinde faction with the current government. He indirectly admitted that some of the leaders of the Shinde bloc were not happy with Ajit Pawar faction joining the NDA government.