Ajit Pawar

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NCP Chief Sharad Pawar addresses the media during a press conference at his residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (PTI)

Shobhaa De | The Maharashtra ‘gaddi’ hinges on a burnt roti…

During his loooooong and illustrious political career, Sharad Pawar, 82, has played several complex roles, but never a Drama Queen

06 May 2023 12:10 AM

NCP chief Sharad Pawar leaves Y B Chavan Centre after meeting party workers, in Mumbai, Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Sharad Pawar to resign as NCP president, daughter Supriya Sule is frontrunner

Ajit Pawar will likely get control of the all-important Maharashtra unit

04 May 2023 12:00 AM

NCP leaders Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel arrive to meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, at Matoshree in Bandra, in Mumbai, Friday, June 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Uddhav calls Sena meet today, Shinde strength still growing

Thackeray refuses to quit as 1 more MLA rebels

25 Jun 2022 12:44 AM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Congress leader Ashok Chavan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.(Photo:Twitter@CMOMaharashtra)

Uddhav Thackeray meets PM Modi, discusses Maratha quota issue, GST compensation

The state has urged the Centre to release pending grant under the 14th Finance Commission recommendation

09 Jun 2021 12:44 AM

A health worker takes swab sample of a resident for COVID-19 testing in a housing society, amid a surge in coronavirus cases, at Nehru Nagar in Mumbai, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (PTI)

3 Maharashtra cities likely to face stricter curbs 'at any moment'

The state reported 4,787 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest one-day count this year

18 Feb 2021 2:55 PM

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar (Image source: Twitter@AjitPawarSpeaks)

Maharashtra Budget may have shortfall of Rs 1 lakh crore: Ajit Pawar

Union is yet to release the dues of Rs 25,000 crore to Maharashtra for this year under 'one nation one tax' programme

07 Feb 2021 8:24 PM

Waqyanawis | In Bihar, JD-U, BJP, LJP pull in different directions

The party complained that both Yadav and deputy chief minister Sushil Modi are biased towards chief minister Nitish Kumar

22 Aug 2020 5:39 PM

A file photo of NCP chief Sharad Pawar (left) with his grand nephew Parth Pawar. (Photo- Parth Pawar/Facebook)

Pawar family holds meeting in Baramati to pacify Parth

A meeting was held in Baramati at Shriniwas Pawar’s bungalow to speak to Parth regarding Sharad Pawar’s public repriman

17 Aug 2020 12:37 PM

File image of former Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis with Chandrakant Patil.

Maharashtra BJP's Chandrakant Patil alleges irregularities in transfer of officials, seeks CID probe

It is very surprising. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, routine transfers were stayed, he said.

14 Aug 2020 2:31 PM

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray with his deputy Ajit Pawar. (Twitter)

Ajit Pawar's veiled message on Uddhav's birthday creates a flutter in Maharashtra

Pawar tweeted a picture of him at the steering wheel of a vehicle and CM Thackeray sitting next to him on the passenger’s seat.

28 Jul 2020 10:52 AM

Follow lockdown norms, warns Ajit Pawar

Maha dy CM warns people of stern steps if they fail to follow restrictions

24 Mar 2020 10:52 PM

Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil hits back at Ajit Pawar

The decision to support the BJP by the six ZP members had affected the prospects of NCP candidates.

13 Jan 2020 3:18 AM

Plum posts in Uddhav Thackeray team given to NCP

Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar gets finance, Anil Deshmukh to handle home.

06 Jan 2020 1:27 AM

Among Shiv Sena leaders, first time MLA Aaditya Thackeray, who was also at the forefront of Aarey protest, has been assigned with the responsibility of Environment and Tourism. (Photo: Twitter)

Maharashtra portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets Finance, Aditya to look after tourism

The Maharashtra government had its cabinet expansion earlier this week.

05 Jan 2020 10:21 AM

Ajit Pawar returns as Maharashtra deputy CM for fourth time

According to sources, the development underlines the clout that Ajit Pawar enjoys within his party.

31 Dec 2019 2:43 AM

"In Maharashtra, cabinet expansion will be done soon. Who will get what responsibility will be decided by the chief minister. It is a wish of NCP party workers that Ajit should become the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra," said Malik while speaking to ANI here. (Photo: ANI)

NCP workers want Ajit to become Maharashtra Dy CM: Nawab Malik

Ajit Pawar had earlier joined hands with BJP and became deputy CM in Fadnavis-led government in the state.

24 Dec 2019 12:54 PM

We will complete full term in office, says Ajit Pawar

The BJP leaders are indulging in personal attacks against the Sena leadership: Ajit Pawar.

22 Dec 2019 6:47 AM

Cabinet expansion on December 23; 18 to take oath

From the Sena, Ramdas Kadam, Diwakar Raote, Gulabrao Patil, Sunil Prabhu, Anil Parab and Deepak Kesarkar are the likely candidates.

18 Dec 2019 1:42 AM

On Sunday, Fadnavis, now the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and Pawar, leading contender for the deputy CM's post in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, were seen together for the first time since the fall of their short-lived government. (Photo: AP)

'Discussed weather': Ajit Pawar on public chat with Fadnavis post BJP-NCP fall

Fadnavis had on November 23 returned as chief minister propped up by Ajit Pawar, who was made his deputy.

09 Dec 2019 7:56 PM

Leader of Opposition and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed on Saturday that it was NCP leader Ajit Pawar who approached him to form a government in Maharashtra. (Photo: File)

'Ajit approached us to form Maha govt,' says Fadnavis, admits move boomeranged

Fadnavis went on to add that the ACB affidavit 'will not stick (stand) in high court'.

08 Dec 2019 9:14 AM

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