Key Points
Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra, the battle for power within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has reached a critical juncture..
The one person who holds the power to untangle this mess is the Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, Rahul Narvekar, who will decide on the official representation of the NCP...
Speaker Rahul Narvekar must now distinguish between Sharad Pawar's faction and that of his nephew, Ajit Pawar, to determine the legitimate representation for the NCP...
The speaker may argue that as NCP members are part of the government, the LoP position cannot be held by an NCP leader, potentially paving the way for the Congress party to assume the role..
Citing previous case durations, Speaker Narvekar had remarked that it is only fair that he took at least 3 months to reach a conclusion, when the Supreme Court took one year to decide on the case, and the election commission took 6 months...
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