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Ajit Pawar quits as Maharashtra Deputy CM: Sources

Mumbai: Triggering yet another major political upheaval in Maharashtra politics within days, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar is understood to have quit from his post, authoritative political sources said here on Tuesday. Ajit Pawar, who did not take charge of his new assignment on Monday, has submitted his resignation letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on […]

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Ajit Pawar resigns as Maharashtra Deputy CM ahead of floor test in Assembly

New Delhi: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday resigned from the post ahead of the floor test in the Assembly, setting Twitter abuzz with humorous memes, clippings and comments. Hashtag AjitPawarResigns was trending with 1,830 tweets, with users quoting various media reports on the issue. One post had a clipping of men dancing merrily […]

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Ajit Pawar holds meeting with Fadnavis at his residence

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar called on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the latter’s official bungalow, ‘Varsha’, here late on Sunday, capping a day of major political developments. This was their first formal meeting after they were sworn-in by Governor B.S. Koshyari early on Saturday morning. Though the reasons behind the meeting are not […]