NCP-SCP leader Rohit Pawar on Saturday remembered former Deputy Chief Minister and NCP Chief Ajit Pawar as 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis go into the election process today, saying that he had always actively participated in the campaigning for his party and karyakartas.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, wife of former Deputy CM and NCP Chief, late Ajit Pawar, on Saturday cast her vote for the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections.
Ajit Pawar's wife and NCP MP Sunetra Pawar will take oath as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, party spokesperson Rupali Patil Thombare said.
"The decision will be taken by the NCP. We will stand by whatever decision the NCP takes...We are standing by the family of Ajit Pawar and NCP," Devendra Fadnavis told reporters.
In a tragic accident that sent shock in Maharashtra and also in political circles across the country, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash while on his way to Baramati, where he was scheduled to attend functions.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) alliance has managed to cross the 63 mark, with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) only leading in 9, and UBT leading in 53, and NCP (SP) leading only in 1.
"Whether the Thackeray brothers come together or Congress and NCP join hands, it is not in the interest of the people. People have understood that this is for their own selfish motives," Patil told ANI.
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP on Saturday jointly released a manifesto for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections, promising a major push for traffic relief, healthcare, water supply, and affordable public transport.
During an election campaign rally in Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune district, Maharashtra, ahead of civic polls, Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Tuesday alleged large-scale corruption in civic works, without taking the name of any party or leader, in an apparent attack on BJP
"Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar is himself saying that there are allegations worth Rs 70,000 crore against him, but today he is part of the government," Pathan said while addressing a gathering in Govandi.
BJP leader Navneet Rana on Saturday hit back at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP Chief Ajit Pawar over his recent remarks ahead of polls to the Pimpri Chinchwad civic body and said "no one should cross their limits while speaking".
Among those who entered the BJP fold were Surendra Pathare, son of MLA Bapusaheb Pathare, who is part of Sharad Pawar's NCP; Sayali Wanjale, daughter of late MLA Ramesh Wanjale; former corporators and NCP SP leader Sachin Dodke and Balasaheb Dhankavade, along with many of their supporters