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Mumbai: Leaders of the Ajit and Sharad Pawar camps of the Nationalist Congress Party on Monday traded verbal blows at each other but also kept the doors open for negotiations, a day after the party 'split' unofficially..
NCP chief Sharad Pawar expelled national working party president Praful Patel and general secretary Sunil Tatkare from the party on charges of anti-party activities..
He also sent a letter to the Speaker's office requesting for the disqualification of nine NCP MLAs who joined the Shinde-led government in Maharashtra, including Ajit Pawar...
Tatkare has also been given powers to make appointments. We have also decided to appoint Ajit Pawar as the legislature party chief and have written to the Speaker to continue with Anil Bhaidas Patil as the party chief whip," Patel said, bringing back memories of the split in the Shiv Sena around the same time last year...
Despite claims of support of two-thirds majority in the legislature party on Sunday, Ajit Pawar looked disadvantaged a day later, as several MLAs he had been counting on decided to 'remain neutral' at least for the time being..
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