Massive setback for Sharad Pawar, Nagaland’a All 7 NCP MLAs support Ajit Pawar.
Massive setback for Sharad Pawar, Nagaland’a All 7 NCP MLAs support Ajit Pawar.
It’s a massive setback to the NCP Chief Sharad Pawar that all seven MLAs of the NCP in Nagaland express support to Ajit Pawar.
Earlier this month, Ajit Pawar and eight other NCP MLAs moved to the Maharashtra Shiv Sena and BJP alliance government, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Infact, it
was this move that saw a split in.the NCP, the party founded by Sharad Pawar.
Ajit Pawar’s tactical manoeuvre has parallels to how Shinde broke away from the Shiv Sena when Uddhav Thackeray was the Chief Minister. Eventually,Shinde gained control of the Shiv Sena.
In 2019, the Shiv Sena had ended the alliance with the BJP and formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra with the Congress and NCP.
The government collapsed last year after Shinde split the party and joined hands with the BJP to form a new government.
Asserting his leadership of the “real NCP,” Ajit Pawar has the support of senior party leaders like Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal, and Dilip Walse Patil.
However, Sharad Pawar has also asserted his claim as the leader of the “real NCP,” expelling several senior leaders for “anti-party activities.”
News Edit K.V.Raman
