Maharashtra LIVE: Who will take over NCP? Meeting of both factions in a while, 2 MLAs of Ajit faction came with Sharad Pawar
Maharashtra NCP Crisis Live Updates: A meeting of Sharad Pawar faction and Ajit Pawar faction of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is to be held on Wednesday (July 5, 2023) amid political uproar in Maharashtra. Both the leaders have issued whips to their respective MLAs asking them to attend the meeting. The Sharad Pawar faction has called the party meeting at the Yashwantrao Chavan Center in South Mumbai, while Ajit Pawar has called the meeting at the premises of the Mumbai Education Trust in suburban Bandra.
Read here today’s big updates of the day-
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has reached YB Chavan Center. Sharad Pawar faction’s meeting will start in a while.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said that the Ajit Pawar faction has the support of more than 40 MLAs and MLCs. He said that we have done all the hard work before taking the oath. We didn’t take the oath just like that.
Ajit Pawar has claimed that he has 42 MLAs and 3 MLCs with him. Ajit Pawar’s faction has said that they have affidavits of 42 MLAs with them.
The meeting of the Ajit Pawar faction has started in the premises of the Mumbai Education Trust in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai. 15 MLAs and 2 MLCs have reached the meeting. Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal and Praful Patel are present on the dais.
Sources said that 7 MLAs and one MLC have reached to attend Sharad Pawar’s meeting. Jitendra Awhad claims that now the number of MLAs will increase further.
It has also been reported quoting sources that only 6 MLAs have arrived to attend the meeting of Sharad Pawar faction. On the other hand, 30 MLAs have reached to attend the meeting of Ajit Pawar faction and talks are on with those MLAs who have not reached. The meeting is about to start in just a short while.
It has been reported quoting sources that 30 MLAs have reached to attend the meeting of Ajit Pawar faction and talks are on with those MLAs who have not turned up. The meeting is about to start in just a short while.
Ajit Pawar faction meeting will start in a while. All the supportive leaders including Ajit Pawar and Chhagan Bhujbal have reached for the meeting.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has left to attend the meeting. A meeting of leaders of the Ajit Pawar faction is to be held at the premises of the Mumbai Education Trust in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai.
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandes has reached Delhi’s Patiala court in connection with the Rs 200 crore money laundering case.
NCP leader Anil Deshmukh has reached Yashwantrao Chavan Center to attend the meeting of Sharad Pawar faction. He has been the Home Minister of Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leader Sanjay Shirsat said, “We were always against Sharad Pawar and are still today. Uddhav Thackeray has been used by Sharad Pawar when he was the Chief Minister. At that time NCP was running the government. Now only Eknath Shinde will decide what to do.”
Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) leader Sanjay Shirsat said, “In politics, when any opposition group wants to join hands with you, we have to accommodate them and that is what the BJP did. After joining NCP, many people in our group are quite disappointed as some of the leaders have not got their desired posts. It is not true that all our leaders are happy with the joining of NCP. We have spoken to the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister regarding this and they will soon find a solution.”
In the midst of political turmoil in Maharashtra, a big statement of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal has come. He said that we have learned from our Guru only and gave Guru Dakshina to him on the day of Guru Purnima.
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said, “We see how many sit at the back, how many sit above the stage, how many workers are there, are you watching? No coercion has been done that they are being trapped and made to sign. Everyone is busy. People are signing. He is being asked which position he holds and which district he belongs to.
NCP’s Sharad Pawar faction meeting is to be held at 1 pm. Prior to that, NCP working president Supriya Sule has reached the Yashwantrao Chavan Center where a meeting with the MLAs is to be held.
Supporter leaders have put up posters of Sharad Pawar, in which it is written that the 83-year-old warrior will fight the battle alone. At the same time, a short distance from Sharad Pawar’s house, posters have been pasted in support of his nephew Ajit Pawar.
A meeting of the Ajit Pawar group is to be held in just a short while. Before that the gathering of his supporting leaders and MLAs has started. Before the meeting, registration has started in the Ajit Pawar faction and signatures are being obtained from the supporting MLAs.
On the Siddhi incident in Madhya Pradesh, Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that action has been taken against the accused and he was arrested last night itself. He said that this is the BJP government and there is rule of law. As soon as the incident came to notice, the Chief Minister took immediate action. He was arrested in the night itself and bulldozers also went on the encroachment.
Today an important meeting of both the factions of NCP is to be held and just before the meeting two MLAs have withdrawn support from Ajit Pawar faction. MLAs Lamhate and Ashok Pawar have withdrawn support from the Ajit faction and Sharad Pawar has joined the faction. This is considered a big blow for Ajit Pawar.
The meeting of Ajit Pawar faction is to be held at 11 am. Due to this, the gathering of leaders and legislators has started. Ajit Pawar claims that he has the support of 40 MLAs.
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has expressed support with Sharad Pawar. He said that Sharad Pawar is not alone, we are with him.
Supporters of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar have reached his residence to meet him. Before the meeting, there was a gathering of supporters at his Devagiri bungalow in Mumbai.
Power game continues in NCP. Meanwhile, an important meeting of both the groups is to be held today. The time for the show of strength of both the groups is near. Before the meeting, Ajit Pawar has once again claimed that he has the support of 40 MLAs.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has filed a caveat in the Election Commission amidst the ruckus in the politics of Maharashtra. The Sharad Pawar faction asked the commission to hear their side before giving a verdict on the NCP.
It is extremely hot in Delhi-NCR since this morning. People are sweating due to the humid heat. The Meteorological Department has informed that it will rain intermittently for the next 6 to 7 days. On Tuesday too, there was strong sunshine during the day, but it rained intermittently and people got some respite from the heat due to cloud cover in the evening.
Ajit Pawar inaugurated NCP’s newly built faction office in South Mumbai yesterday. On this occasion, he said that the country is moving forward under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We have joined the government to support them.
The NCP has 53 MLAs in Maharashtra’s 288-member assembly and the Ajit Pawar faction needs the support of at least 36 MLAs to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law. The Ajit Pawar faction has claimed the support of 40 MLAs. At the same time, Sharad Pawar faction claims that there are only 9 MLAs with Ajit Pawar, who took oath as ministers along with him. MLAs Saroj Ahire, Prajakta Tanpure and Sunil Bhusara were said to be with Ajit Pawar but they met Sharad Pawar and expressed their allegiance to him.
