Ahead of tomorrow’s floor test, NCP leader Ajit Pawar resigned as the deputy chief minister. Official confirmation is still awaited, however, DD News, NDTV and News18 have reported that Pawar has actually submitted his resignation to Fadnavis. If this is true, sources said, it’s a huge loss of faith on part of Pawar. Details are awaited. However, Pawar’s son has denied reports claiming that his father has stepped down.
On Saturday morning, Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as the Maharashtra Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as his deputy after the latter led a faction of NCP to unite with the BJP and form the government in the state.
According to reports, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah reportedly met after the Supreme Court verdict to decide BJP’s next step for Maharashtra. Meanwhile, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis will hold a media briefing at 3.30 pm today.
