Rebel NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday met with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar in a surprise visit at YB Chavan Centre along with Praful Patel, Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil. Patel said Pawar heard the leaders but did not react, adding that they requested Sharad Pawar to think in the direction of a united NCP.
"We all came here to seek the blessings of respected Sharad Pawar today. We requested Pawar Sahib that NCP should stay united. On this, Sharad Pawar did not give any reaction," he said.
NCP-Sharad Pawar faction leader Jayant Patil while talking about this surprise visit said, "I got a call from Supriya Sule who asked me to reach YB Chavan centre soon. I do not know why Ajit Pawar and other MLAs have come here."
Just two days back, Ajit Pawar arrived at the Silver Oak residence of the NCP chief in Mumbai following the discharge of senior Pawar's wife from the hospital post-surgery.
It is said that the junior Pawar is close to his aunt. In 2019, when he joined hands with Devendra Fadnavis for a short term as Deputy Chief Minister, it was his aunty only who played a significant role in bringing him back to the NCP side, as per a report of CNBC.
Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government on July 2 and took oath as the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister. Days after this switch, a major reshuffle happened in the Maharashtra Cabinet and he was allocated finance and planning ministries.