Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Mahesh Tapase on Sunday said the oath taken by nine NCP MLAs as ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government does not have official support of the party.
Senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as deputy chief minister while eight MLAs of the party took oath as ministers in the government led by the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (NCP).
In a video message, Mahesh Tapase said NCP's party workers, district president, taluka president, youth and women are with party's national leader Sharad Pawar.
"The oath-taking ceremony in Maharashtra was part of Operation Lotus and it has no official support of NCP. Those who took oath, it is their personal decision and not that of the NCP," he said.
Elections to the 288-member state Assembly are due next year.
The political development comes a year after a revolt led by Eknath Shinde against the Shiv Sena (then undivided) led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
On June 30, 2022, Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the Chief Minister with BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as the deputy Chief Minister.
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