Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar is often described by various labels: a strong leader, a skilled administrator, a rebel, an opportunist, and even a corrupt individual.

Ajit Pawar further said the alliance's target is 175 plus seats after which they will think about chief minister's face.

Sharad Pawar has said in an interview that the meeting between BJP and NCP leaders was held at Gautam Adani's residence in Delhi. However, Adani did not participate in the political discussions.

Sharad Pawar said that an NCP-BJP government would have taken shape had there been any truth to the claims by his nephew Ajit Pawar.

Ajit Pawar, whose NCP is part of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, also said he would win the Baramati constituency by a margin of more than 1 lakh votes. He is contesting against his nephew and NCP (SP) candidate Yugendra Pawar.

Sharad Pawar (83) and Sule accompanied Yugendra Pawar when he filed his nomination papers from the seat on October 28

The former union minister, said he wanted to speak more on the issue publicly but is refraining from doing so as this would hurt the officials who have shared the information with him.

Addressing a rally on Monday, Baramati MLA Ajit Pawar alleged that "seniors" should have ensured that a family rift is avoided, referencing to Yugendra's candidature.

Congress' in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala told reporters, "Reports are coming out that crores of rupees have been offered to two MLAs to join NCP (Ajit Pawar faction). It comes under anti-defection law.."

The BJP, NCP and the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde are the constituents of the Mahayuti coalition

Sharad Pawar is competing with his nephew Ajit Pawar to establish his party as the 'real NCP'. Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar, contesting from the Baramati assembly seat, faces his own nephew, Yugendra Pawar, a newcomer fielded by NCP (SP).

Laxman Dhoble, ex-guardian minister of Solapur, cites frustration with Ajit Pawar as the reason for his planned shift back to Sharad Pawar’s NCP faction.

Just before the announcement of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls, over half a dozen NCP leaders switched from the NCP to rival parties, with most returning to his uncle Sharad Pawar’s camp.

Baba Siddique (66), a former state minister, was waylaid by three men at Kher Nagar in Mumbai's Bandra area just outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique's office and shot at on Saturday night.

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Shinde, who has acted in films in several Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi as well as Telugu, joined the party here in the presence of Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, working president of the party Praful Patel, and state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare

He is likely to get the NCP (SP) ticket from home ground of Indapur in Pune district.

Mumbai Police have confirmed that a case has been registered, and an investigation into the murder is currently underway.

The NCP led by Ajit Pawar suffered a severe drubbing in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, losing three of the four constituencies, including Baramati, it had contested.

This is the second time in less than a month that NCP leader Pawar publicly admitted he had made a mistake by fielding his wife against NCP (SP) leader Sule, the daughter of his uncle Sharad Pawar, and noted politics should not enter the home.