**Mumbai: Ajit Pawar’s Rebellion Sparks Factional War within NCP**
– Two NCP MLAs, Makrand Patil and Balasaheb Patil, return to Sharad Pawar’s camp after Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in as deputy CM.
– Sharad Pawar expels MPs Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare for “anti-party activities” and replaces Jayant Patil as NCP state president with Tatkare.
– Ajit Pawar’s group files disqualification notices against Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad, while Sharad Pawar’s group sends petitions seeking disqualification of Ajit and the eight other NCP MLAs.
– Supriya Sule, working president of NCP, calls for immediate action against Patel and Tatkare for violating party constitution.
– Mumbai NCP working president Narendra Rane and other functionaries who attended Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in ceremony are sacked from the party.
**Sharad Pawar Fights Back, Expels Patel and Tatkare**
In response to Ajit Pawar’s rebellion, NCP president Sharad Pawar expels MPs Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare from the party for engaging in “anti-party activities.” This move comes after Ajit’s group replaced Jayant Patil as NCP state president with Tatkare. Pawar’s faction also sends petitions to the assembly Speaker seeking disqualification of Ajit and the other NCP MLAs sworn in with him.
**Ajit Pawar Gains Support, Sharad Pawar Takes Action**
Ajit Pawar’s camp claims to have the required two-third number of MLAs and constitutes the NCP. However, Sharad Pawar and his associates signal a fightback by expelling Patel and Tatkare, who held key party posts, along with several other functionaries. Pawar initiates proceedings for their disqualification from Parliament under the 10th schedule of the Constitution.
**Disqualification Petitions Filed against Leaders**
The Sharad Pawar-led faction files disqualification notices against Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad for their alleged anti-party activities. Ajit Pawar’s group also files disqualification notices against Patil and Awhad. Both sides put out statements justifying their actions, with Pawar accusing Patel and Tatkare of facilitating defections without consent.
**Expulsions Continue in NCP**
NCP continues to expel office bearers who attended Ajit Pawar’s swearing-in ceremony. Mumbai NCP working president Narendra Rane and other functionaries are sacked from the party. The faction is set to expel all office bearers who showed support for Ajit Pawar.
The ongoing factional war within the NCP intensifies as leaders from both sides take actions against each other. The disqualification petitions and expulsions highlight the deep divide within the party.
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