In a significant boost to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday declared his faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The election body decided on the basis ‘Test of legislative majority’ factor which worked in the favor of Ajit Pawar.
The decision comes as a setback for his uncle, and senior leader Sharad Pawar against whom Ajit Pawar led a rebellion in July 2023 to join the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government. The development is expected to start another legal tussle among the NCP factions and Sharad Pawar-led MLAs are expected to approach the courts soon.
This is a developing story, will be updated with more inputs
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Published: 06 Feb 2024, 07:41 PM IST