'Party And Family Split': Sharad Pawar's Daughter Supriya Sule Confirms Split Within NCP

NCP chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule cryptic line on her Whatsapp made the situation in the NCP camp crystal clear.

Sule on Saturday confirmed that the party has split after Ajit Pawar joined hands with BJP to form a government in Maharashtra.

Mumbai: Amid the rumours doing the rounds about how Ajit Pawar went against his uncle and NCP chief Sharad Pawar to form a government with the BJP on Saturday. NCP chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule cryptic line on her Whatsapp made the situation in the NCP camp crystal clear. Sule on Saturday confirmed that the party has split after Ajit Pawar joined hands with BJP to form a government in Maharashtra. Posting stories on her Whatsapp, Sule wrote, "party and family split". Her office has also confirmed the same. In her another status, she wrote, "Who do u trust in life... Never felt so cheated in my life... Defended him loved him.... look what i get in return....." Watch | Who do you trust in life, never felt so cheated: Supriya Sule in WhatsApp status In what can be termed as a big jolt to the efforts taken by Congress, Shiv Sena and NCP to forge an alliance to form government in Maharashtra. BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second consecutive term after a month-long uncertainty over government formation in the state. Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar has backstabbed his uncle by joining hands with the BJP and took oath as deputy chief minister of the state. The BJP, which emerged as the single largest party, could not stake claim to form a government as its ally Shiv Sena remained firm on rotating the Chief Minister's post and equal sharing of Cabinet berths. Shiv Sena parted its ways with BJP to explore ways to form a government. It, however, failed to prove the support of the required number of MLAs in the time given by state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. The Governor had then invited NCP, the third-largest party, to prove its ability to form the government failing which President's Rule was imposed in the state. The BJP won 105 seats in the 288-member assembly followed by Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54 and Congress 44. (with inputs from ANI)