Some major changes are coming out before the upcoming elections in Maharashtra. On Tuesday (August 5), former MLA Rahul Motte formally joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar.

Thick earlier, Sharad Pawar’s faction was associated with NCP (SP) and he has represented Bhum-Paranda assembly constituency. On this occasion, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar welcomed him by joining the party and announced a new direction of party expansion.

We have to think above caste, religion or creed- Ajit Pawar

On this occasion, Ajit Pawar emphasized the need for inclusive politics. He said, “We have to think above caste, religion or creed, as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj did at the time of establishing his Swarajya.”

He said that the foundation of the party was laid under the guidance of senior leaders and now new leadership capacity is needed at the ground level to strengthen it. To give new energy to this 26 -year journey, the arrival of new workers in the party was said to be welcome step. Please tell that NCP was founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar on 10 June 1999- from which Ajit Pawar separated in 2023.

Ajit Pawar said wrong statement and social media

Ajit Pawar gave strict advice to party workers to follow discipline. He said, “Today social media has become a very powerful medium. A single wrong statement can harm the image of the entire organization. So it is necessary to speak thoughtfully on public forums.” He asked to focus on the preparation of the upcoming local body elections and clarified that the work of development can be done not by sitting in the opposition, but in power.

Leaders of many districts joined

Apart from Rahul Motesi, many prominent leaders and officials from Dharashiv, Ahilyanagar and Akola districts also joined Ajit Pawar’s NCP on the occasion. With this, the party is expected to get new strength in organizing the ground level. Ajit Pawar said that this is not only a membership, but a step towards strengthening the backbone of the organization.

Ajit pawar setback: All seven MLAs of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Nagaland joined the ruling NDPP on Saturday, which led to an absolute majority in the 60 -member assembly. With this merger, the number of Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) MLAs increased from 25 to 32.

Nagaland unit supported Ajit Pawar -led faction after a break in Sharad Pawar’s party NCP. In the 2023 assembly elections, NDPP and its ally BJP emerged as the third largest party in the state, which won 12 seats.

According to the order issued by Assembly Speaker Sharingan Longkumer, the seven MLAs present themselves and handed over formal letters, in which their decision to merge with NDPP was reported. He said that this merger fulfills the constitutional requirement under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.

Assembly speaker approved the merger of MLAs

The order said that as per the member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly (disqualification on the basis of defection) Rules, 2019, the Speaker approved the merger and directed the Assembly Secretariat to update the party affiliation records accordingly. Minister in the state government KG Kenay said at a press conference, ‘This evening, 7 NCP MLAs handed over their merger letter to the Speaker, which they have politely accepted. With this, the number of NDPP members in the 14th Nagaland Assembly has increased from 25 to 32.

State government spokesman Kenay said, “This development will strengthen the functioning of our Chief Minister and the government.” Asked what will affect the system of seat-sharing within the ruling alliance with this merger, he said that there is no permanent formula.

How many MLAs of which party in Nagaland?

NCP leaders and legislative legislators in the state could not be contacted to comment. Apart from 32 NDPP and 12 BJP MLAs, NPP’s 5 in the state assembly, LJP (Ram Vilas), Naga People’s Front and RPI (Athawale) have two members each, one and four independent MLAs of JD (U).