Defections galore in NCP factions
The Free Press Journal|July 30, 2024
Both factions are now engaged in attracting leaders from the other side which has caused an unprecedented wave of defections in Maharashtra
Rohit Chandavarkar
Defections galore in NCP factions

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar went out of the way on Monday to announce his happiness on social media as former MLA from Kannad constituency Nitin Patil entered the NCP (AP) at a ceremony along with his supporters at the party chief's official residence in Mumbai.

It is clear that Pawar wanted to drive this point in a big way on the backdrop of many defections that have happened in the past few weeks from his party to Sharad Pawar's NCP. Both factions of the NCP are now engaged in attracting leaders from the other side which has caused an unprecedented wave of defections especially in the politically active Western Maharashtra region.

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