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Ajit Pawar Splits NCP To Join Eknath Shinde's Maharashtra Govt

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday split the party and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government. Eight other NCP leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal, also took oaths as ministers. This is the fifth time that he has become the Deputy CM of Maharashtra.

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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday split the party and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government. Eight other NCP leaders, including Chhagan Bhujbal, also took oaths as ministers. This is the fifth time that he has become the Deputy CM of Maharashtra.