Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar (archive photo)
New Delhi, Leading News Service: NCP Ajit Pawar faction will not be represented in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first cabinet. “The Ajit Pawar group was to be given the independent charge of Minister of State in the Union Cabinet, but Praful Patel was the final name from the Ajit Pawar group. Praful Patel is a senior leader, having previously served as a cabinet minister. Therefore, the position of the NCP Ajit Pawar group was that they want the post of cabinet minister. Therefore, when the cabinet is expanded, Praful Patel will be given the post of cabinet minister,” informed Devendra Fadnavis. He was talking to the media in Delhi.
Everyone was curious about who will be in the new cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In particular, it was considered almost certain that senior leader Praful Patel would be nominated as a cabinet minister from the NCP Ajit Pawar faction. Such preparations were also made by his close associates. But Ajit Pawar's group won only one seat in the Lok Sabha. Therefore, if the Ajit Pawar group is given the post of cabinet minister, there is a possibility that the other component parties in the NDA will be upset. Sources said that the Shiv Sena Shinde group, which has 7 MPs in the state, will also get the post of state minister. Therefore, considering the possibility that Shiv Sena would incur the displeasure of other constituent parties including the Shinde group, the BJP took a cautious stance and offered the independent charge of the state ministership to the Ajit Pawar group. But Ajit Pawar group rejected it.
Earlier this morning, Deputy Chief Minister of the state Devendra Fadnavis himself had reached the residence of Sunil Tatkare. The meeting was held at his residence for a long time. Devendra Fadnavis along with Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Chhagan Bhujbal, Dhananjay Munde, Sameer Bhujbal were present in this meeting.
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