Reiterating his view that the ongoing crisis within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) was a scripted act, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday claimed that the “second NCP team” under party chief Sharad Pawar would join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
“One team [under Ajit Pawar] has already entered the government. The second team [under Sharad Pawar] will follow soon… This is all a scripted thing. They [both NCP factions] are in cahoots,” Mr. Thackeray said, speaking to reporters in Pune.
Stating there was no limit on fooling the public, the MNS chief said that all hoardings featuring Ajit Pawar still had the photo of his uncle Sharad Pawar even after the former’s rebellion and statements against his uncle in public.
