Sharad Pawar calls Ajit to meet as MLA & resign as Maharashtra Deputy CM

 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Nawab Malik on Saturday claimed that during the oath-taking ceremony of Ajit Pawar at the Raj Bhawan here 11 rebel MLAs were present, out of which four have returned to the party fold. Earlier in the day, Sharad Pawar paraded few of the MLAs, who went with Ajit Pawar in the joint press conference with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.

The Congress, NCP and the Shiv Sena were left surprised as Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister with Ajit Pawar as his deputy. The three parties were in talks to form a government in the state.