Maharashtra political crisis: BJP minister Mungantiwar asks Sharad Pawar to show number of MLAs supporting him

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Senior BJP leader and minister in BJP led Maharashtra government Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday asked the Sharad Pawar-led NCP to parade the number of MLAs supporting them...

Earlier today, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar after the state cabinet meeting said that the majority of MLAs are with him...

It would help if you did not worry at all, the majority of (NCP) MLAs are with me, he said.. Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government on Sunday as deputy chief minister while eight other NCP MLAs took oath as ministers..

Speaking to reporters here, Mungantiwar said, I challenge them (Sharad Pawar-led NCP) to show the number of MLAs supporting them..

They should show their strength, he said.. Asked about Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other ministers (after the revolt in June last year) claiming Ajit Pawar, as finance minister (in the previous MVA government), was biased in the disbursement of funds, Mungantiwar said the comments were hyped...

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