2023 Nationalist Congress Party split
| Part of Politics of Maharashtra | |
Sharad Pawar (left), Ajit Pawar (right) | |
| Date | 2 July 2023 - present |
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| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Outcome |
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The 2023 Maharashtra Political crisis begun on 2 July 2023, at around 4:30 PM (IST) when NCP leader Ajit Pawar then serving as Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly suddenly went to Raj Bhawan in Mumbai with senior party leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal, Praful Patel and others and took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[1][2][3]
Background
Before Ajit Pawar took the oath as Deputy Chief Minister, on 5 June 2023, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and said that cabinet would be expanded further.[4] Praful Patel even went to Patna for the opposition meeting with Supriya Sule instead of Ajit Pawar's uncle and National President of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar.[5]
On 2 July 2023, suddenly Ajit Pawar went to Raj Bhawan in Mumbai and took oath as Deputy Chief Minister, along with NCP leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal, Dilip Walse Patil, Dhananjay Munde, Hasan Mushrif, Aatram Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao, Aditi Sunil Tatkare, Sanjay Bansode.
| Leaders | MLA | Lok Sabha MP | MLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharad Pawar | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| Ajit Pawar | 32 | 1 | 9 |
| Total number of members of NCP before split | 53 | 5 | 11 |
MLA's of NCP with respective leaders
| Sr No. | Ajit Pawar | Sr No. | Sharad Pawar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chhagan Bhujbal | 1 | Kiran Lahamate |
| 2 | Hasan Mushrif | 2 | Ashok Pawar |
| 3 | Narhari Sitaram Zirwal | 3 | Rohit Pawar |
| 4 | Dilip Mohite | 4 | Rajendra Shingane |
| 5 | Anil Patil | 5 | Anil Deshmukh |
| 6 | Manikrao Kokate | 6 | Jitendra Awhad |
| 7 | Dilip Walse-Patil | 7 | Prajakt Tanpure |
| 8 | Aditi Tatkare | 8 | Jayant Patil |
| 9 | Rajesh Patil | 9 | Sandeep Kshirsagar |
| 10 | Dhananjay Munde | 10 | Balasaheb Patil |
| 11 | Aatram Dharamraobaba Bhagwantrao | 11 | Chetan Tupe |
| 12 | Anna Bansode | 12 | Suman Patil |
| 13 | Nilesh Lanke | 13 | Rajesh Tope |
| 14 | Indranil Naik | 14 | Sunil Bhusara |
| 15 | Sunil Shelke | 15 | Makrand Patil |
| 16 | Dattatraya Bharane | 16 | Daulat Daroda |
| 17 | Sanjay Bansode | 17 | Chandrakant Nawghare |
| 18 | Sangram Jagtap | 18 | Mansingh Naik |
| 19 | Dilip Bankar | 19 | Devendra Bhuyar |
| 20 | Sunil Tingre | ||
| 21 | Sunil Shelke | ||
| 22 | Balasaheb Ajabe | ||
| 23 | Dipak Chavan | ||
| 24 | Yashwant Mane | ||
| 25 | Nitin Pawar | ||
| 26 | Shekhar Nikam | ||
| 27 | Sanjay Shinde | ||
| 28 | Raju Karemore | ||
| 29 | Saroj Ahire | ||
| 30 | Atul Benke |
See also
References
- ^ "Ajit Pawar takes oath as Deputy CM, 8 more NCP MLAs join Maharashtra govt". Indian Express. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Ajit Pawar takes oath as second Deputy CM of Maharashtra". Money Control. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "NCP's Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt in Maharashtra, takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister". ANI News. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis meet Amit Shah; Konkan water issue, Marathwada grid project discussed". Indian Express. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Opposition meeting is being held in Nitish Kumar's House in Patna". Zee News. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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