After Ajit Pawar joined the NDA, Eknath Shinde's double-engine party became a triple-engine

 

Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, declared that the double-engine administration had now become a "triple engine" only moments after Ajit Pawar joined the NDA.

"At the moment, there is just one chief minister and two deputy chief ministers. Ajit Pawar and his leaders are welcome. The expertise of Ajit Pawar will aid in the growth of Maharashtra, remarked Shinde as he spoke with the media.

The chief minister also said that there is still plenty of time to negotiate seat distribution in the cabinet. The opposition was able to win four to five seats in the last Lok Sabha election, but this time, he claimed, they won't even be able to do that.

However, Deepak Kesarkar, a minister in Maharashtra, asserted that Pawar is a capable politician and that he has consistently been invited to join our party, adding that the state administration will put Maharashtra's advancement first.

Sharad Pawar, the leader of the NCP, left for his home in Pune in the meantime and will give a press conference shortly.

The NCP recently received a major setback when Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis witnessed Sharad Pawar's nephew take the oath of office as Maharashtra's deputy chief minister. This development occurred shortly after Pawar declared that he would no longer like to serve as the opposition leader.

More than 40 of the 53 NCP MLAs, according to the sources, have pledged their support for Pawar. Pawar stated that he and the other nine NCP leaders had come forth to support the present Maharashtra government because they wanted to be a part of the party that wished to develop the state after taking the oath of allegiance to the NDA.

Earlier on Sunday morning, a meeting of NCP leaders took place at Pawar's home in Mumbai. Supriya Sule, the NCP's working president, and Chhagan Bhujbal, a senior politician, also attended the meeting.