'Party is one family': Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar calms nerves in NCP

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar tried to calm nerves within his Nationalist Congress Party on Tuesday by saying that " party is one family" and supremo Shar Pawar looks after party operations. He was dressing media alongside disgruntled MLA Prakash Solanki, who withdrew his resignation after meeting senior party leers.

"New year starts on a good te for us. I wish everyone a happy, prosperous new year. matter was internal and has been solved internally. I h a word with Balasaheb Thorat and he said that he discussed portfolio allocation with party high command. After he comes back (from Delhi), CM Uddhav will meet and issue a statement," Ajit Pawar said.

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Allocation of offices and govt houses to ministers under discussion

Ajit Pawar also informed that senior leers of Maha Vikas Aghi alliance will meet and discuss allocation of offices and government houses to ministers on basis of seniority. He jovially remarked that he will have his office on sixth floor of Mantralay building in Mumbai alongside CM Uddhav Thackeray and state chief secretary. Maharashtra h deputy CM under previous BJP government.

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NCP breas a sigh of relief

In a huge sigh of relief for NCP on Tuesday, Prakash Solanki –  legislator from Majalgaon constituency, has decided t to resign. This comes after his long meeting with senior leers of party such as Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil, and Dhananjay Munde. Earlier, Solanki h decided to submit his resignation as an MLA to Speaker Nana Patole and stay away from politics.

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Cabinet expansion

A total of 12 Shiv Sena, 14 NCP, and 10 Congress MLAs were ministered oath of office in Maharashtra Cabinet expansion on Monday. This includes Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, Jitendra Awh, spokesperson Nawab Malik, senior legislator Hasan Mushrif, newly-elected MLA Dhananjay Munde, Abdul Sattar, former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and CM Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aitya. Following this, re were multiple reports of legislators being disgruntled in NCP, Sena, and Congress for t being given cabinet berths.

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