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Maharashtra: Will Ajit Pawar have to eat his words?
Updated On: 30 September, 2023 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
In February, in connection with Shiv Sena’s internal war, NCP leader questioned Election Commission’s decision to allot party name and symbol merely on grounds of support of majority MLAs, MPs; Ajit Pawar finds himself in same predicament today
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar address a press conference at Sahyadri Guest House on August 22. Pic/Ashish Raje
Will Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s earlier public utterances come back to haunt him during his acid test in front of the Election Commission (EC) next week? The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader’s statements questioning the decision of the Election Commission (EC) to allot a party’s name and symbol merely because someone has the support of the majority of MLAs and MPs is likely to make things more difficult for him and his faction.
On October 6, the EC will conduct a hearing in connection with the split in the NCP—with one faction led by veteran leader Sharad Pawar and the other by Ajit, his nephew, which moved the poll panel staking claim over the party name and symbol.
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