Operation Ajit Pawar Is Less About Maharashtra And More About Lok Sabha 2024

CM Eknath Shinde congratulates his newly sworn-in deputy Ajit Pawar at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on July 2, 2023, as the other Deputy CM, Devendra Fadnavis, looks on.

Source : PTI

The majority figure in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, which is required to form the government, is 145 out of a total of 288 seats. Until last Sunday, the BJP-Shiv Sena combine government, led by Eknath Shinde, had more than enough seats to maintain stability (BJP 105+ SS 40+ Independents 10). There was no need to seek the support of Ajit Pawar and his group, who rebelled from the NCP. So, why did the BJP engineer "Operation Ajit Pawar"? The answer lies in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha