New Delhi: The new Chief Minister of Maharashtra has got Sharad Pawar's vote of confidence. Prithviraj Chavan was named by the Congress as the man who will head the state government.
Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is the Congress' partner in the state. "Prithviraj is a good, sober man," said Pawar, "I hope he will do good work."
Chavan, who was Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, takes over from Ashok Chavan, whose resignation was accepted on Tuesday by Sonia Gandhi. Ashok Chavan was hit by a massive controversy after it was revealed that three of his relatives were allotted heavily-discounted flats in a Mumbai building that was intended for defence veterans and war widows.
Prithviraj is a Maratha , the dominant caste in Maharashtra. He is known to be close to the Gandhis. His mother, Premala Tai Chavan, had served as Maharashtra Congress chief.
Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is the Congress' partner in the state. "Prithviraj is a good, sober man," said Pawar, "I hope he will do good work."
Chavan, who was Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, takes over from Ashok Chavan, whose resignation was accepted on Tuesday by Sonia Gandhi. Ashok Chavan was hit by a massive controversy after it was revealed that three of his relatives were allotted heavily-discounted flats in a Mumbai building that was intended for defence veterans and war widows.
Prithviraj is a Maratha , the dominant caste in Maharashtra. He is known to be close to the Gandhis. His mother, Premala Tai Chavan, had served as Maharashtra Congress chief.
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