Maharashtra Drama Hots Up: Here's Who Is Supporting Whom In Pawar Vs Pawar War

NCP MLAs, MLCs and MPs have gathered at MET Bandra and YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai to support Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar at respective meeting locations.

NCP's 'Pawar' battle intensifies for claim over party.

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Amid big claims by Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar factions of having more NCP MLAs in their support, 15 MLAs, five Members of Parliament (MPs) and three MLCs have so far reached YB Chavan Centre to back Sharad Pawar. Meanwhile, Ajit Pawar has so far garnered the support of 29 MLAs and four MLCs. Notably, Ajit Pawar needs the support of at least 36 MLAs (Two-thirds of elected leaders in the assembly) to avoid the anti-defection law. NCP has 53 MLAs in the Maharashtra assembly.

The crisis in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is escalating with the Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar-led factions calling separate meetings on Wednesday in an apparent show of strength. 

Members Who Reached To Support Sharad Pawar

MLAs

Sunil Bhusara
Sandeep Kshirsagar
Jayant Patil
Suman R R Patil
Prajakta Tanpure
Kiran Lahmate
Ashok Pawar
Rohit Pawar
Devendra Bhuyar
Rajendra Shingne
Anil Deshmukh
Jitendra Awhad
MLA Chetan Tupe
Balasaheb Patil
Rajesh Tope

MLCs

Shashikant Shinde
Babajani Durani

Eknath Khadse

MPs

Supriya Sule
Fauzia Khan
Vandana Chavan
Amol Kolhe

Srinivas Patil

Members Who Reached To Support Ajit Pawar

MLAs

 Chhagan Bhujbal
 Hasan Mushrif
 Narhari Jhirwal
 Dilip Mohite
 Anil Patil
 Manikrao Kokate
 Dilip Walse Patil
 Aditi Tatkare
 Rajesh Patil
 Dhananjay Munde
 Dharmarao Atram
 Anna Bansod
  Nilesh Lanke
 Indranil Naik
 Sunil Shelke
 Dattatraya Bharne
 Sanjay Bansod
 Sangram Jagtap
 Dilip bankar 
 Sunil Tingre
 Sunil Shelke
 Balasaheb Ajabe
 Deepak Chavan
 Yashwant Mane
 Nitin Pawar
 Shekhar Nikam
 Sanjay Shinde
 Raju chromare 

MLCs

 Amol Mitkari
 Ramraje Nimbalkar
 Aniket Tatkare
 Vikram Kale

MLAs Who Haven't Backed Any Side Yet

Ashutosh Kale
Daulat Daroda
Chandrakant Naughre
Chetan Tupe
Saroj Ahire
Mansingh Naik

NCP Working President and MP, Supriya Sule also reached YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai for the meeting called by Sharad Pawar. Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who belongs to the faction led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, said that the exact number of leaders can only be seen on the stage, reported ANI. 

"We will see the number of leaders sitting on the stage and at other places. Supporters are signing papers and they are asked from where have they come. The exact number of leaders can only be seen on the stage," Bhujbal said. 

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar along with his supporters from the NCP unfurl the party flag after he reached MET Bandra. His faction leader and state cabinet minister Bhujbal said that several MLAs are stuck in traffic and the numbers in their support will cross the 40-mark.

Meanwhile, according to sources, the Pawar battle over the control of NCP has reached the Election Commission. Both sides have reportedly informed the EC of the recent political developments.

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