Ajit Pawar

At a press conference in Satara, Fadnavis said, "Now, as two Rajya Sabha seats fall vacant, one will be retained by the BJP and the other will be given to Ajit Pawar's group, as promised to them earlier by the BJP.". "The final decision will be taken by the BJP parliamentary board." At another briefing in Pune, Fadnavis attacked the Congress for opposing the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday and later sent to a joint parliamentary committee amid an acrimonious debate.

During the launch event for "Yoddha Karmayogi – Eknath Sambhaji Shinde," a biography of the current Chief Minister, Pawar humorously remarked that, in the realm of politics, he holds more seniority than both Chief Minister Shinde and fellow Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

During a meeting with party workers in Pimpri Chinchwad, where 28 NCP members recently joined the faction led by Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar stated, "While we partnered with MahaYuti allies for the Lok Sabha elections and will continue to do so for the Assembly elections, we will go solo for the civic and local body elections."

Describing it as a "historic" budget, Ajit Pawar highlighted various schemes such as the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and initiatives for farmers, youth, and other developmental projects—criticized by MVA as mere election-oriented gestures.

The NCP decided against accepting the MoS (Independent Charge) position because it had unanimously recommended its Working President, Praful Patel, for a ministerial role, considering his past experience as a Cabinet minister.

"None of our legislators are planning to shift to the NCP (SP). On the other hand, some MLAs from the Sharad Pawar camp is in touch with the Congress," Tatkare asserted.

PM Modi, in his inaugural Lok Sabha rally in Pune on Monday, referred to a 'bhatakti atma' in Maharashtra, which he said was responsible for disturbing the progress initiated by others, and for plunging the state into political turmoil for years.