Just days after he led a mutiny against his uncle Sharad Pawar,&nbsp;Maharashtra's new deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar&nbsp;said on Wednesday that he aspires to be the chief minister one day.&nbsp;

The faction led by Ajit Pawar also knocked on the doors of the Election Commission on Wednesday to claim the name and symbol of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as the group is apparently leading the number game.&nbsp;The group has filed over 40 affidavits of MLAs and MPs in his support. 
 
Ajit also pointed&nbsp;to the retirement age of government servants and BJP leaders and urged NCP&nbsp;president Sharad Pawar to pass on the baton to the new generation.&nbsp; 
 
Addressing the party workers, Ajit Pawar said, "IAS officers retire at 60. Even in politics, BJP leaders retire at 75. You can see the example of LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. You (Sharad Pawar) are 83, aren't you going to stop? Give us your blessings and we will pray that you live a long life."&nbsp;

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has also received a caveat from Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil that they have initiated a disqualification process against nine MLAs.&nbsp;

Sharad Pawar claimed that he will "not allow anyone to snatch"' the name and symbol away.&nbsp;

Addressing&nbsp;party workers at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, Pawar said, "There is no need to worry. The party symbol is with us, it is not going anywhere. The people and party workers who brought us to power are with us."&nbsp; 
 
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A total of 35 of 53 NCP MLAs and five of the eight MLCs were present at the party meeting held by Ajit Pawar, who joined the Shiv Sena-BJP cabinet and took oath as deputy chief minister of the state.&nbsp;

The two factions of the NCP held separate meetings in Mumbai. Both sides even appointed their own chief whips amid the ongoing political crisis in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The chief whip for the Sharad Pawar faction will be Jitendra Awhad while Anil Patil has been appointed by the Ajit faction.&nbsp;

The Ajit group met at the Mumbai Education Trust (MET) premises in suburban Bandra at 11:00 am (IST) and the Sharad Pawar faction gathered at the YB Chavan Centre in south Mumbai around 1:00pm (IST) for its meeting as the battle for the party rages on.&nbsp;

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Sharad Pawar said, "Some of my colleagues have taken a different stand. I had called a meeting of all the leaders on 6th July where some important issue was to be discussed and some changes were to be made within the party but before that meeting, some of the leaders have taken a different stand."&nbsp;

With 53 NCP MLAs in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, Ajit would need the support of at least 36 to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection rules, and to win the claim over the party and its election symbol.

Both Pawar factions held separate meetings in a show of strength on Wednesday. While Ajit Pawar claimed the support of over 40 MLAs and MLCs, about 29 MLAs were seen on the stage at the meeting called by him. Sharad Pawar faction paraded 17 MLAs. 
 
The NCP has 53 MLAs in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

What is anti-defection law?&nbsp;

According to the law, a group of lawmakers can only quit one party to join another if they have the backing of at least two-thirds of the original party's total MLAs.&nbsp;

It also establishes the procedure by which legislators may be disqualified and removed from their respective legislative assembly based on a petition by any other member of that House to the Presiding Officer of the legislature.&nbsp;

A legislator is said to have defected and switched sides if he or she leaves his or her party of choice or votes against the party leadership's wishes on a vote.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

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Just days after he led a mutiny against his uncle Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra's new deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that he aspires to be the chief minister one day.

Just days after he led a mutiny against his uncle Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra's new deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that he aspires to be the chief minister one day. The faction led by Ajit Pawar also knocked on the doors of the Election Commission on Wednesday to claim the name and symbol of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) as the group is apparently leading the number game. The group has filed over 40 affidavits of MLAs and MPs in his support. Ajit also pointed to the retirement age of government servants and BJP leaders and urged NCP president Sharad Pawar to pass on the baton to the new generation. Addressing the party workers, Ajit Pawar said, "IAS officers retire at 60. Even in politics, BJP leaders retire at 75. You can see the example of LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. You (Sharad Pawar) are 83, aren't you going to stop? Give us your blessings and we will pray that you live a long life." Meanwhile, the Election Commission has also received a caveat from Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil that they have initiated a disqualification process against nine MLAs. Sharad Pawar claimed that he will "not allow anyone to snatch"' the name and symbol away. Addressing party workers at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre, Pawar said, "There is no need to worry. The party symbol is with us, it is not going anywhere. The people and party workers who brought us to power are with us." Also read: Manipur violence: Man beheaded, one shot dead, soldier shot; mob tries to loot weapons from forces A total of 35 of 53 NCP MLAs and five of the eight MLCs were present at the party meeting held by Ajit Pawar, who joined the Shiv Sena-BJP cabinet and took oath as deputy chief minister of the state. The two factions of the NCP held separate meetings in Mumbai. Both sides even appointed their own chief whips amid the ongoing political crisis in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The chief whip for the Sharad Pawar faction will be Jitendra Awhad while Anil Patil has been appointed by the Ajit faction. The Ajit group met at the Mumbai Education Trust (MET) premises in suburban Bandra at 11:00 am (IST) and the Sharad Pawar faction gathered at the YB Chavan Centre in south Mumbai around 1:00pm (IST) for its meeting as the battle for the party rages on. #WATCH | Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says, "You portrayed me as a villain in front of everyone. I still have deep respect for him (Sharad Pawar)...But you tell me, IAS officers retire at 60...even in politics - BJP leaders retire at 75. You can see the example of LK Advani… pic.twitter.com/T2XqCzEH89 — ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2023 × Amid NCP vs NCP crisis in Maharashtra, two different meetings take place simultaneously in Mumbai. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has called a meeting of all NCP MPs, MLAs, MLCs, District heads and State delegates at MET Bandra while Sharad Pawar has called a meeting of all members at YB… pic.twitter.com/oe9b8z1AcV — ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2023 × Sharad Pawar said, "Some of my colleagues have taken a different stand. I had called a meeting of all the leaders on 6th July where some important issue was to be discussed and some changes were to be made within the party but before that meeting, some of the leaders have taken a different stand." With 53 NCP MLAs in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, Ajit would need the support of at least 36 to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection rules, and to win the claim over the party and its election symbol. Both Pawar factions held separate meetings in a show of strength on Wednesday. While Ajit Pawar claimed the support of over 40 MLAs and MLCs, about 29 MLAs were seen on the stage at the meeting called by him. Sharad Pawar faction paraded 17 MLAs. The NCP has 53 MLAs in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. What is anti-defection law? According to the law, a group of lawmakers can only quit one party to join another if they have the backing of at least two-thirds of the original party's total MLAs. It also establishes the procedure by which legislators may be disqualified and removed from their respective legislative assembly based on a petition by any other member of that House to the Presiding Officer of the legislature. A legislator is said to have defected and switched sides if he or she leaves his or her party of choice or votes against the party leadership's wishes on a vote. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

I want to be chief minister, says Ajit Pawar, approaches EC to claim NCP name, party symbol

Nationalist Congress Party's Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister&nbsp;of Maharashtra on Saturday. Reacting to the latest development Shiv Sena's&nbsp;leader Sanjay Raut&nbsp;said Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar,&nbsp;backstabbed people of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra government deadlock ended on Saturday as Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/devendra-fadnavis-takes-oath-as-maharashtra-chief-minister-ajit-pawar-as-deputy-cm-263978">Devendra Fadnavis</a> and Ajit Pawar as chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively on Saturday morning.&nbsp;

"Sharad Pawar has nothing to do with this, Ajit Pawar has backstabbed the people of Maharashtra," Raut said during a press conference in Mumbai.

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"Uddhav Thackeray ji and Sharad Pawar ji are in touch and will meet today also; they might also address the media together. But the fact is that Ajit Pawar and the MLAs supporting him have insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Maharashtra," Sanjay Raut also said.

Meanwhile, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar called Ajit Pawar's decision to support the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/we-do-not-support-or-endorse-ajit-pawars-decision-to-support-bjp-sharad-pawar-on-ajit-decision-to-support-bjp-263991"> BJP to form the Maharashtra Government is his "personal"</a> and not that of the NCP.

''We place on record that we do not support or endorse this decision of his (Ajit Pawar), he said.

The latest development came as a major twist as a day earlier Sharad Pawar had announced that new Maharashtra government would be led by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackray.

"We all have consensus on the name of Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister," Pawar had said after the first joint meeting of the three parties, Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena.&nbsp;

Uddhav Thackeray had also said "positive" discussion took place on almost all the issues.

Shiv Sena has been an old ally of BJP and fought in alliance with the latter in recently held Assembly polls.&nbsp;But the alliance broke over Shiv Sena's demand for sharing the chief minister's post as it was rejected by BJP.

In the last month's polls, the BJP won 105 seats and Shiv Sena 56, while the Congress-NCP combine won 98 seats.

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Nationalist Congress Party's Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra on Saturday. Reacting to the latest development Shiv Sena's leader Sanjay Raut said Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, backstabbed people of Maharashtra.

Nationalist Congress Party's Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra on Saturday. Reacting to the latest development Shiv Sena's leader Sanjay Raut said Ajit Pawar, nephew of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, backstabbed people of Maharashtra. Maharashtra government deadlock ended on Saturday as Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar as chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively on Saturday morning. "Sharad Pawar has nothing to do with this, Ajit Pawar has backstabbed the people of Maharashtra," Raut said during a press conference in Mumbai. Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena: Sharad Pawar saheb has nothing to do with this, Ajit Pawar has backstabbed the people of Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/L5HtyMtiWf — ANI (@ANI) November 23, 2019 × "Uddhav Thackeray ji and Sharad Pawar ji are in touch and will meet today also; they might also address the media together. But the fact is that Ajit Pawar and the MLAs supporting him have insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Maharashtra," Sanjay Raut also said. Meanwhile, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar called Ajit Pawar's decision to support the BJP to form the Maharashtra Government is his "personal" and not that of the NCP. ''We place on record that we do not support or endorse this decision of his (Ajit Pawar), he said. The latest development came as a major twist as a day earlier Sharad Pawar had announced that new Maharashtra government would be led by Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackray. "We all have consensus on the name of Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister," Pawar had said after the first joint meeting of the three parties, Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena. Uddhav Thackeray had also said "positive" discussion took place on almost all the issues. Shiv Sena has been an old ally of BJP and fought in alliance with the latter in recently held Assembly polls. But the alliance broke over Shiv Sena's demand for sharing the chief minister's post as it was rejected by BJP. In the last month's polls, the BJP won 105 seats and Shiv Sena 56, while the Congress-NCP combine won 98 seats. (With inputs from agencies)

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Sharad Pawar has nothing to do with this, Ajit backstabbed people of Maharashtra: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut