JE News Desk: Days after taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar's camp was left red-faced over the missing bunch of keys.
Ajit Pawar, who recently joined the Maharashtra government with the Shinde-BJP camp, was set to inaugurate a new NCP office near the state secretariat. However, when Ajit Pawar’s loyalists reached the new ‘Rashtravadi Bhawan’ this morning, they found themselves locked out as the keys were missing.
Following this, the youth leader tried to break the lock to enter the bungalow and prepare for the inauguration ceremony. However, after going inside, the leaders found that the doors of the rooms inside were locked too, as reported by NDTV.
Reportedly, the bungalow chosen by Ajit Pawar as the new NCP faction’s office previously belonged to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve. Meanwhile, NCP leader Praful Patel recently claimed that 51 out of the 53 party MLAs had told NCP chief Sharad Pawar that the possibility of joining hands with the BJP should be explored after the MVA government in Maharashtra collapsed last year, as reported by PTI.
Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra on Sunday as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state. His move shocked his uncle, Sharad Pawar, who founded the party 24 years ago after quitting Congress.
Besides Ajit Pawar, eight other NCP MLAs including Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde, and others were sworn in as ministers in the Eknath Shinde cabinet. Following Ajit Pawar-led vertical spilit in the NCP, Sharad Pawar convened a meeting on July 5 in Mumbai to discuss the future course of action. The meeting will be held at YB Chavan Centre in south Mumbai, said the party's state unit chief Jayant Patil.