NEW DELHI: With NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on the defensive after his nephew Ajit Pawar split the party and joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government along with eight party MLAs in Maharashtra on Sunday, a couple of opposition parties extended their support to the veteran politician.
Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra deputy chief minister with eight other party legislators. He has pledged the support of about 40 of the 53 NCP MLAs and nine MLCs. Of these, nine MLAs including Ajit Pawar have joined the Eknath Shinde government.
