Sharad Pawar Returns

Amid speculations that some of the MLAs of the Ajit Pawar camp are willing to return to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-SP, Sharad Pawar on Tuesday clarified that those who wanted to "weaken" the party would not be taken in.

Refuting the reports of NCP MLAs returning to Sharad Pawar's camp after the poll debacle, Maharashtra NCP President and MP Sunil Tatkare on Thursday asserted that all MLAs are united with Ajit Pawar.

NCP (SP) MLC Eknath Khadse has expressed his gratitude towards party chief Sharad Pawar for helping him in distress and said he would join the BJP, his parent organisation, in the next 15 days.

Maharashtra minister and rebel NCP leader Hasan Mushrif on Thursday ruled out the possibility of returning to the party faction led by Sharad Pawar.

Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party chief Jayant Patil on Friday said if those who left the party have a "change of heart" and want to return, then their overtures must not be rejected as "numbers hold considerable importance in politics".

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he does not have any problem if the rebel faction led by his nephew Ajit Pawar does a rethink and returns to the party fold.

Sharad Pawar, a day after withdrawing his resignation as the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), explained why he did not tell his party colleagues about his intention to quit from the NCP president's post.

Maharashtra minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil today claimed that a number of leaders who earlier joined the BJP will return to the NCP in the coming months.

Five councillors from Parner in Ahmednagar district, who switched over from the Shiv Sena to Sharad Pawar's NCP last week, have rejoined the Uddhav Thackeray-led party today.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar is set to pull off a remarkable comeback by returning as deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra after his dramatic betrayal last month, before the Uddhav Thackeray government came to power.

Ajit Pawar, who had rebelled against his party, is likely to return as the leader of the NCP Legislature Party, sources said. Mr Pawar was removed from the post after he emerged as Deputy Chief Minister in a surprise oath-ceremony last week.

Ajit Pawar, after his whirlwind rebellion against uncle Sharad Pawar and 80-hour stint as deputy Chief Minister of a BJP-led government, returned to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) family on Wednesday with a warm hug from cousin Supriya Sule outside the Maharashtra assembly.

The end of Ajit Pawar's ephemeral partnership with the BJP was propelled by a concerted intervention by the Pawar family, sources have told NDTV. It was only days ago that Mr Pawar had helped the BJP pull an incredible coup as he presented the support of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs, helping Devendra Fadnavis briefly return as Maharashtra ...

Four MLAs of Sharad Pawar's party, who had gone incommunicado since Saturday after his nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, have returned to the NCP fold, the party said. 53 of the NCP's 54 MLAs are back in touch, the party claimed.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday said 50 of its MLAs were with party chief Sharad Pawar, while the BJP had just four who are also likely return to the fold soon.

Amid speculations that some of the MLAs of the Ajit Pawar camp are willing to return to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-SP, Sharad Pawar on Tuesday clarified that those who wanted to "weaken" the party would not be taken in.

Refuting the reports of NCP MLAs returning to Sharad Pawar's camp after the poll debacle, Maharashtra NCP President and MP Sunil Tatkare on Thursday asserted that all MLAs are united with Ajit Pawar.

NCP (SP) MLC Eknath Khadse has expressed his gratitude towards party chief Sharad Pawar for helping him in distress and said he would join the BJP, his parent organisation, in the next 15 days.

Maharashtra minister and rebel NCP leader Hasan Mushrif on Thursday ruled out the possibility of returning to the party faction led by Sharad Pawar.

Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party chief Jayant Patil on Friday said if those who left the party have a "change of heart" and want to return, then their overtures must not be rejected as "numbers hold considerable importance in politics".

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he does not have any problem if the rebel faction led by his nephew Ajit Pawar does a rethink and returns to the party fold.

Sharad Pawar, a day after withdrawing his resignation as the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), explained why he did not tell his party colleagues about his intention to quit from the NCP president's post.

Maharashtra minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil today claimed that a number of leaders who earlier joined the BJP will return to the NCP in the coming months.

Five councillors from Parner in Ahmednagar district, who switched over from the Shiv Sena to Sharad Pawar's NCP last week, have rejoined the Uddhav Thackeray-led party today.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar is set to pull off a remarkable comeback by returning as deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra after his dramatic betrayal last month, before the Uddhav Thackeray government came to power.

Ajit Pawar, who had rebelled against his party, is likely to return as the leader of the NCP Legislature Party, sources said. Mr Pawar was removed from the post after he emerged as Deputy Chief Minister in a surprise oath-ceremony last week.

Ajit Pawar, after his whirlwind rebellion against uncle Sharad Pawar and 80-hour stint as deputy Chief Minister of a BJP-led government, returned to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) family on Wednesday with a warm hug from cousin Supriya Sule outside the Maharashtra assembly.

The end of Ajit Pawar's ephemeral partnership with the BJP was propelled by a concerted intervention by the Pawar family, sources have told NDTV. It was only days ago that Mr Pawar had helped the BJP pull an incredible coup as he presented the support of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLAs, helping Devendra Fadnavis briefly return as Maharashtra ...

Four MLAs of Sharad Pawar's party, who had gone incommunicado since Saturday after his nephew Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, have returned to the NCP fold, the party said. 53 of the NCP's 54 MLAs are back in touch, the party claimed.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday said 50 of its MLAs were with party chief Sharad Pawar, while the BJP had just four who are also likely return to the fold soon.