NCP MLAs Returning To Sharad Pawar Camp? Here's What Ajit Faction MP Reveals

Amid rumours that NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) MLAs were in touch with Sharad Pawar, a core committee meeting of the party was held on Thursday.

After the meeting, Maharashtra NCP President and MP Sunil Tatkare clarified that the information that NCP-AP MLAs are in touch with Sharad Pawar is a rumour. “We are together," he said.

“Core Committee meeting (of the party) was held today. A review of the Lok Sabha election results was held. In the upcoming Vidhanb Sabha elections we will work aggressively…A meeting of all NCP MLAs will be held in the evening. Discussions will be held with them regarding elections," Tatkare added.

“No one is going with Sharad Pawar, everyone will work together under the leadership of Ajit Pawar," the NCP-MP further said.

Tatkare further noted that the decision on cabinet expansion will be made soon by Mahayuti leaders. “Ajit Dada, Praful Patel and all myself will be going for NDA meet," the NCP-AP MP further said.

Sunil Tatkare also told reporters that they will contest the forthcoming state assembly polls aggressively which are due later this year.

NCP-AP contested four Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and bagged only one – Raigad.

The ruling Mahayuti, which comprises the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) faction and the NCP-AP, won 17 out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

On the other hand, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which includes the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Sharad Pawar-headed NCP (SP), won 30 seats.