Of the nine NCP leaders who have joined the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra, at least four MLAs or their family members have faced investigations by the Enforcement Directorate in recent years.
Hours after the NCP split, party supremo Sharad Pawar had taken a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that all the party leaders who have switched to the BJP will at least now be cleared of alleged corruption cases. And his supporters are now targeting BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, who frequently shared alleged evidence of corruption against top NCP leaders – including Ajit Pawar, Hasan Mushrif and Chhagan Bhujbal – and has been left red-faced with the same leaders joining the saffron party’s alliance.
