By Admin 
The demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Ajit Pawar may bring about a change in the internal politics of the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the state. Now it may be difficult for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to manage relations with his senior colleague and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde in future.
In the politics and government of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar had emerged as an important pillar in the coalition government comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) and the Nationalist Congress Party led by him. Pawar’s political stature, experience and numerical strength in the assembly were important in maintaining the balance among the alliance partners.
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Pawar’s equation with Fadnavis had helped the Chief Minister a lot in handling coalition politics, especially in balancing Eknath Shinde. Today, when on one hand preparations are going on for Pawar’s funeral in Baramati, on the other hand a video is going viral on social media in which Late. NCP Chief is seen saying that I am becoming Deputy CM, I don’t know about Eknath ji. By watching this video and the conversation in it after the 2024 elections, it becomes clear that the political chemistry between Fadnavis and Pawar was fine.
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Now that Pawar is no more, it may be difficult to maintain internal balance within the alliance. There may be uncertainty in the alliance after this accident. The Chief Minister may miss Pawar while dealing with Deputy CM Shinde’s issues in political and administrative matters.
What will happen to NCP?
Pawar’s death has come at a time when discussions regarding political alliance within the NCP had started again. It was only in the Municipal Corporation elections that it was seen that Supriya Sule and Ajit came on the stage together. In fact, an alliance was also formed between NCP (Sharad) and NCP (Ajit) in two metropolitan municipalities.
After NCP’s Ajit faction came to power, in the context of the functioning of the alliance, it is claimed that there was stability due to Ajit Pawar. This incident with him is not only a loss for his party, but it is also a time when a lot can change within the ruling coalition of Maharashtra.