Double-engine now a triple engine government: Eknath Shinde welcomes Ajit Pawar in NDA

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The "double-engine" government, which was being run under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has now become a "triple-engine" government, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar sworn in as the new deputy chief minister of the state...

I am sure the government and people will be benefitted from the experience of Ajit Pawar and his allies, Shinde said after coming out of Raj Bhavan in Mumbai post the swearing-in ceremony..

In an unprecedented move, NCP leader and Maharashtra Leader of Opposition (LoP) Ajit Pawar, backed by several NCP MLAs, sworn in as deputy chief minister of Maharashtra for the third time in the current state Assembly..

A total of nine NCP leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde, Dilip Walse Patil took oath as ministers along with Ajit Pawar at a ceremony in Raj Bhawan..

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