On Tuesday, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will launch a new Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) party office near Mantralaya in Mumbai, only days after entering the BJP-Shiv Sena administration. Ajit Pawar said that the entire NCP was behind him.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Ajit Pawar group leader Praful Patel stated on Monday at a joint press conference that Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare has been appointed as the party’s new State President in Maharashtra. During a joint press conference, NCP leader Patel stated, “We are relieving Jayant Patil of his responsibilities and appointing Sunil Tatkare as Maharashtra President of the Nationalist Congress Party in his place.” Sunil Tatkare will have the ability to make changes to the organisation. “Ajit Pawar has been unanimously elected as the leader of the legislature party. We have informed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker about our decision. Anil Bhaidas Patil has been appointed as the chief whip of NCP in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. We request him (Sharad Pawar) with folded hands to give us his blessings as he is our guru”, Patel had said.
During the press briefing, the newly elected party state president Sunil Tatkare said he will strengthen the party in Maharashtra.
“I have taken over as the State president of the Nationalist Congress Party. I will strengthen the party in Maharashtra. I have taken into confidence all leaders of the party. I have also called a meeting of all the legislators and zila parishad leaders”, Sunil Tatkare had said. Maharashtra politics will be interesting to watch in the coming days, as NCP chief Sharad Pawar has called a meeting on July 5 in Mumbai in which all MPs and MLAs are asked to remain present. Ajit Pawar has also called a meeting on the same day at another venue, and he has also called all NCP leaders, including all MLAs, and MLCs. The interesting thing is what Ajit Pawar and his supporting MLAs will do.