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The biggest and shocking news of this time is coming out from the political corridors of Maharashtra, which has once again indicated a major upheaval in the politics of the state. The secret meetings of the top leaders of both the factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis late on Tuesday night have intensified the political stir. According to political experts, many MLAs of Sharad Pawar-led NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) are preparing to switch sides, giving a big blow to Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA), due to which the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) may gain the upper hand at both the central and state levels.
Political vehicles ran from ‘Silver Oak’ to Varsha Bungalow late at night.
This big chessboard going on behind the scenes started on Tuesday evening, when NCP (SP) State President Jayant Patil first visited Sharad Pawar’s official residence ‘Silver Oak’ in South Mumbai and held a long consultation with him. Immediately after this meeting, Jayant Patil went directly to meet Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Meanwhile, senior leaders of the ruling NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare also reached the Chief Minister’s residence separately for discussion. Although no official statement has been made by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) or any leader attending the meeting on the agenda of this marathon meeting, sources claim that a huge political alliance is taking shape in the state.
Shortage of funds in opposition camp: MLAs of Sharad Pawar group in confusion
This is the first time after Ajit Pawar’s rebellion in July 2023 that Sharad Pawar’s party is going through the most serious strategic crisis. According to insiders, at least five out of 10 sitting MLAs of NCP (SP) are extremely upset due to non-availability of administrative approvals and funds (Vikas Nidhi) for the constituency for development works. Due to sitting on the opposition bench, development work in his areas has come to a standstill. Jayant Patil had recently informed Sharad Pawar about this displeasure of the MLAs and their increasing inclination towards NDA. At present, Sharad Pawar, known as ‘Chanakya’, has maintained mysterious silence on this entire incident.
Mathematics of seats from Delhi to Mumbai and NDA’s advantage
If Sharad Pawar’s faction joins the NDA or there is another split in the party, it will have a direct impact on Delhi politics. At present NCP (SP) has 8 important MPs in the Lok Sabha and 10 MLAs in the Assembly. Although it is small in terms of numerical strength among the major parties of Maharashtra, but these 8 MPs will prove to be very decisive for the BJP led NDA government at the Center to pass very important and historical laws like Delimitation Bill in the upcoming Parliament sessions.
After the untimely demise of Ajit Pawar, a war of supremacy broke out between the two groups.
This uncertainty in Maharashtra politics has deepened after the untimely and sudden demise of the then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a tragic plane crash in late January this year. After his death, there were speculations about the unity of the two groups, but now the internal discord within the Ajit Pawar camp regarding the leadership of Sunetra Pawar has come to the fore. The old leaders of the party are angry with the legal challenge to the election of Sunetra Pawar as party president by former national secretary Sachchidanand Singh and the increasing influence of Rajya Sabha MP Parth Pawar. Amidst this organizational tussle, the increasing closeness of MLAs of Sharad Pawar group to NDA has increased the heartbeat of Congress and All India (INDIA) alliance.