Key Points
Amidst the intense power struggle within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) between rival factions led by Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar, the former, along with fellow Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, arrived at Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's official residence, 'Varsha', in Mumbai for a meeting on Monday night...
After the meeting, Athawale, who heads the Republican Party of India, commented on the merger of Ajit Pawar's faction of the NCP with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) alliance, stating that the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) would further weaken due to this development. ..
Subsequently, Thackeray formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, comprising the Shiv Sena (prior to its division), the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Indian National Congress..
On July 2 this year, Ajit Pawar engineered a split within the Sharad Pawar-led party and joined the Shinde government as the Deputy Chief Minister..
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