The Latest Breaking News from Ajit Pawar

Two consecutive ‘surprise’ calls by the rebel faction on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar have stupefied political pundits.

Maharashtra Assembly's Monsoon Session began with NCP MLAs split into two camps. 15 from Ajit Pawar's camp & 9 from Sharad Pawar's camp attended. 25 NCP MLAs attended, incl.uding 9 Cabinet Ministers.

The national context is important because the politics of Maharashtra, like the politics of Assam, deeply intersects with the slow-moving terrain of national politics

In a major Cabinet reshuffle led by the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra, the newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has been entrusted with the finance and planning ministries Another minister, Chhagan Bhujbal has been allotted the food and civil supplies ministry. Read further on Dynamite News:

All nine NCP Ministers who recently joined the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra were allocated key portfolios following the Cabinet reshuffle on July 14.

In using Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar as the ‘Trojan horse’ to breach the senior Pawar’s bastion, the BJP sees a fair chance in dominating both Baramati and the crucial sugar belt (Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur districts) for the first time in Maharashtra’s political history.

Congress objects to PM Modi receiving prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award, citing his 'divisive' policies. Rohit Tilak, a scion of Tilak's family and Congress leader, is part of the trust that controls the award.

Shiv Sena (UBT) dubs Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis "tainted" & questions status of cases against MLAs of CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena probed by ED. Fadnavis hits back, saying Thackeray needs psychiatric treatment. Shinde says those who "tainted" Thackeray's name are calling Fadnavis "tainted".

Uddhav Thackeray reminded the BJP that it was the Shiv Sena who helped build their party on its shoulders when the latter “was nothing”. Read more on The Hindu