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In Photos: Union minister Ramdas Athawale meets Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

Updated On: 06 July, 2023 01:47 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale met Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the latter's residence in Mumbai on Thursday (Pics/Ramdas Athawale's team)

Pic/Ramdas Athawale's team

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Pic/Ramdas Athawale's team
After the meeting, Ramdas Athawale said Ajit Pawar's support to the NDA will "further weaken" the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)

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After the meeting, Ramdas Athawale said Ajit Pawar's support to the NDA will "further weaken" the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA)

Ramdas Athawale, who heads the Republican Party of India (A), said it was a courtesy visit after Pawar became the deputy CM of the state

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Ramdas Athawale, who heads the Republican Party of India (A), said it was a courtesy visit after Pawar became the deputy CM of the state

Ajit Pawar on Sunday led a vertical split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to become deputy chief minister in the Shiv Sena-BJP government

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Ajit Pawar on Sunday led a vertical split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to become deputy chief minister in the Shiv Sena-BJP government

Eight other NCP MLAs, including Chhagan Bhujbal and Hasan Mushrif, were sworn in as ministers in the Eknath Shinde cabinet

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Eight other NCP MLAs, including Chhagan Bhujbal and Hasan Mushrif, were sworn in as ministers in the Eknath Shinde cabinet

The MVA comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction and the Congress. In June last year, the MVA government of Thackeray collapsed after a revolt led by Eknath Shinde against the Shiv Sena leadership. The revolt also led to a split in the Shiv Sena

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The MVA comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction and the Congress. In June last year, the MVA government of Thackeray collapsed after a revolt led by Eknath Shinde against the Shiv Sena leadership. The revolt also led to a split in the Shiv Sena

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