**Ajit Pawar Joins Shinde-Fadnavis Government as Deputy CM, Dealing Blow to Sharad Pawar**
– Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP party founder and president Sharad Pawar, has joined the Shinde-Fadnavis government as the deputy CM, causing a major setback to his political mentor.
– The move marks another twist in the ongoing political drama in Maharashtra, which has been engulfed in turmoil since the formation of the MVA government four years ago.
– Ajit, along with eight other NCP legislators, took oath at Raj Bhavan, with prominent party leaders like Dilip Walse Patil and Chhagan Bhujbal by his side.
– Ajit submitted a list of 40 supporting NCP MLAs to the governor and is expected to seek the party’s name and symbol from the Election Commission.
– This is Ajit’s second rebellion after his failed attempt in 2019. He has claimed to represent NCP and has the support of “everyone” from the party.
– Ajit’s discontent with being sidelined in the party has been evident, and tensions escalated when Sharad Pawar resigned as party president in May, making Supriya Sule the working president.
– Ajit had been planning his strategy to challenge his uncle and cousin for a year, expressing his dissatisfaction with the party’s leadership and failure to form a government on its own in Maharashtra.
– The sudden political shift comes just days after Eknath Shinde completed a year as CM in the Shiv Sena-BJP government, with Devendra Fadnavis as his deputy.
– Ajit’s entry into the government marks his fifth time serving as deputy CM, with hopes of leaving behind the setback of the failed 2019 government formation.
– NCP president Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of NCP legislators and office bearers to address the current political situation, while Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat has called a meeting of Congress legislators.
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