Ajit Pawar: NCP's plan A was to ally with BJP

November 25, 2019 14:32

A Marathi news channel, citing sources close to Ajit Pawar, has claimed that the estranged NCP leader's original plan was to go with the BJP to form government in Maharashtra.

Interestingly, senior BJP leader Madhav Bhandari, when asked to respond to these sensational claims made by TV9 Marathi citing associates of Ajit Pawar, said, "We don't trust TV9 Marathi's brand of journalism and Sanjay Raut's statements."

Rubbishing Pawar's claims, NCP leader Nawab Malik said, "He must know about it (the NCP's meeting with the BJP to discuss government formation). Only he will know what he's been up to. He must have been the only one involved in those discussions."

This is what the Maharashtra deputy CM is said to have told his supporters:

-- NCP's original plan was to join hands with the BJP to form government in Maharashtra.

-- Devendra Fadnavis and Union home minister Amit Shah discussed the NCP proposal.

-- The BJP being the government at the Centre and therefore in a position to fund Maharashtra's development was the main reason why NCP leaders had decided to align with the BJP.

-- The NCP's proposal to form a government with Shiv Sena and Congress came much later.

-- Even with the Shiv Sena, it was first decided to have a rotational CM's post. 2.5 years for the Sena and 2.5 years shared between the Congress and the NCP.

-- The decision to give the Shiv Sena the chief minister's post for five years came at the last minute and Ajit Pawar was not happy with this arrangement.

-- Devendra Fadnavis will win the trust vote, if a secret ballot is done during the floor test.

-- Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com

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