Praful Patel appoints Sunil Tatkare as Maharashtra NCP chief, Ajit Pawar named legislature party leader

Soon after being eliminated as NCP working president, Praful Patel on Monday night introduced the appointment of Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare as the party’s state unit chief , changing Jayant Patil, and Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar as its legislature wing leader.

Earlier, NCP president Sharad Pawar sacked Patel and Tatkare, each MPs who’ve sided with Ajit Pawar in his rise up, from the party.

Patel, a Rajya Sabha MP who was named NCP working president final month, instructed a press convention right here he had knowledgeable Patil at hand over the cost to Tatkare.

Patel mentioned Ajit Pawar would be the NCP’s legislature party leader.

“Today is Guru Purnima; we all wish that Sharad Pawar continues to bless us,” mentioned Patel Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was current on the press meet, mentioned he loved the assist of “maximum” NCP legislators and mentioned he has given a letter to the Assembly Speaker, in search of disqualification of party MLAs Jayant Patil and Jitendra Awhad from the House.

Ajit Pawar mentioned the party and MLAs had been with him and the discover for disqualification in opposition to him and the eight newly sworn-in ministers was meaningless.

The deputy CM mentioned he had the party with him and in addition its image (clock).

“Whatever we are doing is in the interest of the party. We will strengthen our party further, ” he mentioned.

Asked who was the NCP’s nationwide head, Ajit Pawar shot again, “The party national president is Sharad Pawar. Have you forgotten?” He mentioned the Leader of Opposition within the Assembly is appointed by the Speaker and never by a party functionary.

In different appointments introduced by Patel, Rupali Chakankar has been named chief of the NCP’s state girls’s wing, whereas MLC Amol Mitkari and Anand Paranjpe will likely be spokespersons. Suraj Chavan has been appointed the party’s youth wing president in Maharashtra.