Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Finance Minister Ajit Pawar hasn't given any preferential treatment to NCP MLAs backing him, while allocating funds to legislators.

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government could reduce the Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel because previous finance minister Ajit Pawar kept the state's economy in a good shape, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said on Thursday.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today said he has no problem with the Income Tax department raiding companies linked to him, but he was upset that his three sisters were dragged into this.

Finance Ministry has set up two panels which will look into issues like rationalisation of GST slabs and easing compliance for tax payers.

Ajit Pawar, the Nationalist Congress Party rebel who returned to be Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, is likely to get the coveted finance ministry, sources told NDTV. Discussions are on over the other prime portfolio - home, for which NCP's Nawab Malik is a contender.

Two weeks after Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the Chief Minister, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government in Maharashtra finally seems to have come to an understanding on portfolio distribution. An announcement in this regard is expected to be made soon.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said Finance Minister Ajit Pawar hasn't given any preferential treatment to NCP MLAs backing him, while allocating funds to legislators.

The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government could reduce the Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel because previous finance minister Ajit Pawar kept the state's economy in a good shape, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said on Thursday.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today said he has no problem with the Income Tax department raiding companies linked to him, but he was upset that his three sisters were dragged into this.

Finance Ministry has set up two panels which will look into issues like rationalisation of GST slabs and easing compliance for tax payers.

Ajit Pawar, the Nationalist Congress Party rebel who returned to be Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, is likely to get the coveted finance ministry, sources told NDTV. Discussions are on over the other prime portfolio - home, for which NCP's Nawab Malik is a contender.

Two weeks after Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the Chief Minister, the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government in Maharashtra finally seems to have come to an understanding on portfolio distribution. An announcement in this regard is expected to be made soon.