A day after the Nationalist Congress Party’s split, the two party factions are gearing up for their show of strength. While the side led by party supremo Sharad Pawar has filed a disqualification petition against Ajit Pawar and the eight party leaders who have been sworn in as ministers, the MLAs from the other faction are set to meet at Ajit Pawar’s residence today to chalk out their strategy.
The National Congress Party split – in the second such setback to a Maha Vikas Aghadi constituent since last year – with party supremo Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar switching to the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra and taking oath as the second deputy chief minister on Sunday. Among party leaders who took oath along with Ajit Pawar were Sharad Pawar loyalists such as Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil.
