NCP crisis highlights | ‘…nothing can happen without me’: Sharad Pawar

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has conducted a meeting of MLAs as well as other party workers at the Y B Chavan Centre at Nariman Point. (File)

NCP crisis highlights: As the Maharashtra political drama rumbles on, the split factions of the Nationalist Congress Party will meet on Wednesday in a show of strength. NCP chief Sharad Pawar has conducted a meeting of MLAs as well as other party workers at the Y B Chavan Centre at Nariman Point. Meanwhile, deputy CM Ajit Pawar has also summoned all the legislators to the Mumbai Education Trust in Bandra. 

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The separate meetings could be a turning point in the battle for the ‘real’ NCP. Sharad Pawar on Monday expelled MPs Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel for “anti-party activities”. Nine other NCP leaders have also joined the Maharashtra government as ministers. 

The first cabinet meeting of the three-parties coalition between Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP led by Ajit Pawar was held at Mantralaya, where portfolio distribution was discussed.

On Sunday, Jitendra Awhad was made the Leader of Opposition in Assembly replacing Ajit.