Congress sees BJP hand in Ajit Pawar's appeal to NCP; says 'confuse if you can't convince'

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday me his intentions clear as he tweeted about BJP-NCP alliance in state. Taking to Twitter, he said that re is  need to worry as 'all is well', hours after NCP attempted to bring him back into party fold and in league to form a government with Shiv Sena and Congress. Ajit Pawar, however, maintained that he is an NCP leer and Shar Pawar is ir leer. In response, taking a jibe at him, Senior Congress leer and former CM of Maharashtra Ashok Chavan has said that Ajit Pawar is trying to confuse NCP and its supporters. Here is Ashok Chavan's tweet:

'If you can't convince m, confuse m...'

"y say in English, 'if you can't convince m, confuse m'. It appears as though BJP is continuing to shoot off ors' shoulders."

Ajit Pawar appeals to NCP for a little patience

Even as all MLAs believed to be at his side, are said to have returned to Shar Pawar, use of term "our" by Ajit Pawar raises many questions. deputy CM also said that he will always be an NCP leer and both parties will work towards "welfare of State and its people." He thanked people of state for ir support and urged for patience.

Shar Pawar rejects NCP allying with BJP

Minutes after NCP leer and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Sunday that BJP-NCP alliance will give a stable government in Maharashtra, party supremo Shar Pawar has responded. Taking to Twitter, Shar Pawar clarified that his NCP will t ally with BJP. He stated that his party has 'unanimously' decided to ally with Congress and Shiv Sena. Making political scenario on Maharashtra even more interesting and confusing, Shar Pawar ded that Ajit Pawar's statement is 'false and misleing'. He went on to say that it has been me with a malafide intent to create confusion.

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Hotel politics in Mumbai

Meanwhile, hotel politics began in state with Shiv Sena and Congress MLAs being holed up in Hotel JW Marriott, while NCP MLAs being holed up in Rennaisance Hotel in Powai. Earlier in day, Ajit Pawar thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister and BJP president Amit Shah, and or BJP leers and ensured that re will be a stable government. He also changed his Twitter bio to Deputy CM of Maharashtra, while also maintaining that he is an NCP leer. However, on Saturday, he skipped party's legislative meet even as sources told that he was summoned by  NCP supremo Shar Pawar and was told to resign from deputy CM's post.

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