Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and senior Congressman Prithviraj Chavan on Monday reiterated his belief that the BJP high command had decided to make Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar the next CM of the State as it could not hope to face the electorate in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with current CM Eknath Shinde.
Speaking on the premises of the Vidhan Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the State Legislature, Mr. Chavan also questioned the effectiveness of the anti-defection law, while criticising the main NCP faction under Sharad Pawar for its tardiness in pursuing action against the rebel faction led by Mr. Ajit Pawar.
“The extremely crucial 2024 Lok Sabha contest will decide whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain in power or not. It is my opinion as a political analyst and on the basis of information whose source I cannot reveal, that the BJP high command thinks the party will not be able to face the election with Eknath Shinde. Hence, a decision has been taken to hand over the reins of the State to Ajit Pawar, who is already part of the government,” Mr. Chavan said.
