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Prithviraj Chavan said that the BJP high command wants Ajit Pawar as next Maharashtra CM to face the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. He also questioned the anti-defection law’s effectiveness and the NCP's tardiness in pursuing action against Ajit Pawar’s rebel faction.

In the 25 years of its existence, the National Democratic Alliance or NDA has been an enduring front of coalition politics – beginning in the late 90s. But the two-and-half decade journey has meant that strands of continuity and change are now more distinctly visible.

The Opposition said Mumbai’s guardian Ministers setting up offices in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters has set a wrong precedent and is an act of encroachment of rights of civic bodies. The issue was raised in the Maharashtra Assembly by Nationalist Congress Party’s Jayant Patil.

Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray met former ally and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar at Vidhan Bhavan, their first encounter since Pawar's split from NCP. Thackeray also attended a key Opposition meeting in Bengaluru. He congratulated Pawar and asked him to continue his efforts for the State.

Maharashtra Assembly's Monsoon Session began with NCP MLAs split into two camps. 15 from Ajit Pawar's camp & 9 from Sharad Pawar's camp attended. 25 NCP MLAs attended, incl.uding 9 Cabinet Ministers.

In a letter addressed to Speaker Rahul Narwekar on July 16, Mr. Awhad said except for the nine MLAs- including Ajit Pawar- who have joined the government, the Nationalist Congress Party is part of the Opposition.

Remarking that all speculation about the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP government collapsing had proved false, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday claimed his government had the support of 220 of the 288 legislators in the Maharashtra Assembly.

In a major Cabinet reshuffle led by the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra, the newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has been entrusted with the finance and planning ministries Another minister, Chhagan Bhujbal has been allotted the food and civil supplies ministry. Read further on Dynamite News:

Senior lawyer, Devadatt Kamat, appearing for Mr Prabhu, said that the state speaker has been sitting over and was not taking a decision appropriately in this matter. Read further on Dynamite News:

SC issues notice to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker in petition by Uddhav Thackeray loyalists accusing him of delaying disqualification proceedings against CM Eknath Shinde. Petitioners urge SC to direct Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions expeditiously or decide them itself.

Shiv Sena (UBT) dubs Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis "tainted" & questions status of cases against MLAs of CM Shinde-led Shiv Sena probed by ED. Fadnavis hits back, saying Thackeray needs psychiatric treatment. Shinde says those who "tainted" Thackeray's name are calling Fadnavis "tainted".